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Illinois LLC Annual Report
The Illinois LLC annual report is due Last day of the month before the anniversary month. The state fee is $75. ClearFormation tracks the due date, pre-fills the report, and files after you approve.
Annual report
+ $75 state fee
- Due-date tracking and email reminders
- Pre-filled report for your review
- Filed with the state after you approve
What is the Illinois LLC annual report?
Illinois requires the Annual Report every year. The Illinois LLC annual report updates your addresses, registered agent, and managers with the Illinois Secretary of State.
It is not a federal tax return, and it is not a city or county business license.
Illinois also has a separate tax obligation (None for LLCs). That is not part of this report. An accountant or tax software handles it.
Who must file in Illinois?
- LLCs formed in Illinois
- LLCs formed elsewhere and registered to do business in Illinois
You still file if nothing changed since the last report.
How to file your Illinois LLC annual report
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Confirm you must file
- LLCs formed in Illinois, and LLCs registered to do business there, both file.
- You still file if nothing changed.
- 2
Gather the details
Have your file number, legal name, addresses, registered agent, and managers or members ready.
- 3
Confirm your Illinois registered agent
- The report must list a registered agent with a street address in Illinois.
- If your agent resigned, appoint a new one before you file.
- A resigned agent is the usual reason a report is rejected.
- 4
File and pay
- Submit the Annual Report to the Illinois Secretary of State.
- ClearFormation pre-fills the report and files after you approve.
- 5
Save the confirmation
- Download the receipt and confirmation number.
- Banks and other states may ask for it.
File your Illinois report
We track the due date, pre-fill the report, and file after you approve.
What happens if you miss it
Missing the deadline can add a late penalty on top of the report fee. The Illinois Secretary of State can also mark the LLC not in good standing, and after enough missed reports it can dissolve the company.
Banks and other states can refuse to work with an LLC that is not in good standing.
After you file
Save the confirmation the day you file. Banks and other states may ask for it.
If someone needs official proof, order a certificate of good standing from Illinois while the record is current.
The next report is due on the same date next year. Keep your Illinois registered agent active so state mail still reaches you.
Illinois annual report FAQs
Also for Illinois: Form an LLC · Registered agent · Foreign qualification · Good standing