New York annual report — what it actually is
New York has no annual report. The filing you are looking for is the Biennial Statement — every two years, $9 to the State, due in the month your business was formed.
New York does not have an annual report
If you have been searching for a New York annual report, you have not missed a form — New York simply does not use that name. Most states make businesses file an annual report every year. New York asks for a Biennial Statement instead, filed once every two years with the Department of State.
Same idea, different name and half the frequency. If you have moved a business here from another state, or you have always called it the annual report, this is the filing you are looking for.
Annual report vs. New York Biennial Statement
| Typical state annual report | New York Biennial Statement | |
|---|---|---|
| How often | Every year | Every two years |
| When | Fixed date or anniversary | Your formation month |
| State fee | $20–$300 depending on state | $9 |
| Late penalty | Often a fine, sometimes dissolution | No fee — but publicly past due |
| Who files | LLCs and corporations | LLCs and corporations |
When yours is due
Your Biennial Statement is due in the calendar month your business was originally formed or registered in New York, and then every second year in that same month. Formed in June 2022? Due June 2024, June 2026, June 2028. New York sends no reminder — the deadline is yours to remember, which is the single most common reason companies fall behind.
Not sure of your month? Look up your business free — type the name and you will see your DOS ID, entity type and the month you were formed, straight from the State's public records.
What happens if you never filed one
Nothing arrives in the post, and there is no fine. That is exactly why it gets missed for years. What does happen is that your entity's public record shows the statement as past due, and that record is what a bank pulls when you open an account, what an insurer pulls at renewal, and what a lender or a buyer pulls in diligence.
The good news: one filing clears the whole backlog, however far behind you are. We recently filed for a New York corporation that had not filed since 2018 — six years past due, brought current the same night, for the same $9 State fee. More on past-due filings.
What the filing asks for
LLCs complete Part 1 only: the address to which the Secretary of State should forward service of process. Corporations complete four parts: service of process, the chief executive officer's name and address, the principal business address, and the number of directors including how many are women.
You can file it yourself directly with the State at dos.ny.gov for the $9 fee. Most owners hire us so the deadline stops being something they have to remember — $79 flat, State fee included, filed within 24 hours, confirmation emailed to you.
Common questions
No. New York does not require an annual report. The equivalent filing is the Biennial Statement, which every LLC and corporation files with the Department of State every two years — not every year.
It is called the Biennial Statement. If you have been searching for a New York annual report, the Biennial Statement is the filing you are looking for.
Every two years, in the calendar month your business was originally formed or registered in New York. If your LLC was formed in March, your Biennial Statement is due every second March.
The New York State fee is $9 for both LLCs and corporations. We file it for you for $79 flat, with the $9 State fee included, and email you the State's confirmation.
New York does not charge a late fee. But the record is marked past due publicly, and banks, lenders, insurers and anyone pulling a certificate of status can see it. One filing clears it, no matter how many years behind.
The address for service of process, the principal business address, and — for corporations only — the chief executive officer, the number of directors and the number of women directors. LLCs complete Part 1 only.
$79 flat, State fee included. Filed within 24 hours — usually much faster.
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