Miss the March 31 deadline? Connecticut charges no monetary late fee, but your LLC loses good standing and risks administrative dissolution. Here's how to get back in good standing.
Connecticut LLC annual reports are due March 31. Missing the deadline adds a No monetary late fee. Under Conn. Gen. Stat. 34-267g an LLC more than one year in default may be noticed that its rights and powers are prima facie forfeited late fee with a None, penalties apply immediately after the March 31 deadline grace period. See details below.
How to cure a late Connecticut annual report, and what the state charges for missing it. Source: Connecticut Secretary of State.
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No monetary late fee. Under Conn. Gen. Stat. 34-267g an LLC more than one year in default may be noticed that its rights and powers are prima facie forfeited
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grace period
None, penalties apply immediately after the March 31 deadline
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dissolution timeline
Under Conn. Gen. Stat. 34-267g, once an LLC is more than one year in default of filing its annual report the Secretary may give electronic notice that its rights and powers are prima facie forfeited
What Happens If You Miss the Deadline
Stage 1
After the March 31 deadline
Connecticut charges no late fee. Neither Conn. Gen. Stat. 34-243u nor the fee schedule provides one, so the $80 report fee is all that is owed.
✓ Fix:Yes. File the overdue annual report and pay the $80 fee.
Stage 2
More than one year in default
Under Conn. Gen. Stat. 34-267g the Secretary may send electronic notice that the company's rights and powers are prima facie forfeited.
✓ Fix:Yes. File the overdue report to cure the default before forfeiture is finalised.
How to Fix It: Step-by-Step
1
File the Overdue Annual Report
Log into the Connecticut Secretary of State online portal at https://portal.ct.gov/sots and complete the overdue annual report. You'll need to pay the $80 annual report fee. Connecticut charges no separate late penalty.
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Pay the Annual Report Fee
Submit payment for the $80 annual report fee through the online system or by mail to the Connecticut Secretary of State. Connecticut doesn't add a monetary late fee.
3
Request Reinstatement if Dissolved
If your LLC was administratively dissolved, file a reinstatement application with the Connecticut Secretary of State along with all overdue reports and applicable reinstatement fees.
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Verify Good Standing Status
Request a Certificate of Good Standing from the Connecticut Secretary of State to confirm your LLC has been restored to active status and all compliance requirements are met.
🚨 Reinstatement After Dissolution
Reinstatement Possible?
Yes
How Long Allowed
Connecticut typically allows reinstatement for up to 3 years after administrative dissolution
Reinstatement Fee
Contact Connecticut Secretary of State for current reinstatement fee in addition to overdue annual report fees
What You Lose During Dissolution
Good standing, and with it the certificate of good standing that banks, lenders and licensing bodies ask for. The LLC continues to exist for winding up, so this does not by itself void the liability shield, but the company cannot carry on ordinary business and its name protection is at risk until it is reinstated.
This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It reports what each state publishes about filing deadlines, fees, and the consequences of missing them, with the sources this page cites. It cannot tell you what your own company owes: the date turns on when and where you formed, states change these rules between our reviews, and in several states an entity-level tax falls due in a year when no report does. Confirm your own dates with the filing office named on this page before you rely on one here, because the penalty for missing a deadline can be administrative dissolution of the company.
Frequently Asked Questions
Connecticut doesn't charge a monetary late fee for a standard domestic LLC's annual report. The report costs $80 and is due by March 31 each year, filed with the Connecticut Secretary of the State, Commercial Recording Division. Filing after March 31 doesn't add a dollar penalty, but your LLC immediately loses its certificate of legal existence (good standing), and if the report stays unfiled, the Secretary of the State can administratively dissolve the LLC. That loss of good standing, not a fee, is the real cost of filing late: it can block financing, contracts, and Certificates of Good Standing until you file. For LLC owners, this means the priority is simply filing the overdue $80 report promptly rather than worrying about escalating penalties. To stay compliant, file your annual report through the Connecticut Secretary of the State's online portal before March 31, or contact the Commercial Recording Division at (860) 509-6002 to confirm your current filing status and submit any overdue reports immediately.
First-year filers: Conn. Gen. Stat. 34-247k(c) puts the first annual report after January 1 and before April 1 of the year following the calendar year in which the LLC was formed.
Yes, Connecticut allows LLC reinstatement, but generally only within three years of administrative dissolution. To reinstate, you file a reinstatement application with the Connecticut Secretary of the State along with any annual reports you missed. You'll owe the reinstatement filing fee plus the standard $80 fee for each overdue annual report. Connecticut doesn't tack a separate monetary late penalty onto those reports. Because the fees are the flat report fees rather than escalating late charges, the cost of catching up is predictable: it's driven by how many years of $80 reports went unfiled, not by per-day or per-month penalties. Once reinstated, your LLC's liability protection and legal standing resume. File your reinstatement application promptly with the Connecticut Secretary of the State so your business regains good standing before you sign new contracts or seek financing, and to keep the three-year window from closing, after which you'd need to form an entirely new LLC instead.
Yes, but not because of a late fee. Connecticut doesn't charge a monetary late penalty for a tardy annual report; the threat to your liability protection comes from administrative dissolution. If your $80 annual report (due March 31) stays unfiled, the Connecticut Secretary of the State can dissolve your LLC, and a dissolved LLC no longer shields members from business debts, contracts, and lawsuits. That means creditors could pursue your personal assets to satisfy company obligations. There's no dollar late fee to pay. The real remedy is to file the overdue $80 report and, if the LLC was already dissolved, complete the reinstatement process to restore the liability shield. File immediately with the Connecticut Secretary of the State to close this personal-liability window and return your LLC to good standing.
You can verify your Connecticut LLC's current good standing status through two methods provided by the Connecticut Secretary of State.
First, use the free online Connecticut Business Search at https://portal.ct.gov/sots. Enter your LLC's name or Connecticut file number to instantly see your entity's status, formation date, and filing history. This tool shows whether your annual report is current or overdue.
For official documentation, request a Certificate of Good Standing directly from the Connecticut Secretary of State's UCC Division. This certificate costs $20 and is required by many lenders and business partners as proof of compliance. Processing typically takes 5 to 7 business days.
Checking your status matters because Connecticut LLCs must file the $80 annual report by March 31 each year, and a missed deadline pushes the LLC out of good standing. Connecticut charges no monetary late fee, but continued non-filing can lead to administrative dissolution. If your report is overdue, file immediately through the Connecticut Secretary of State portal to restore good standing.
Log into https://portal.ct.gov/sots today to verify your current status and determine if you need to file the overdue report.
There's nothing to negotiate. Connecticut doesn't charge a monetary late fee on a standard LLC's annual report, so there's no penalty to waive or reduce. The Connecticut Secretary of the State's Business Services Division simply requires the $80 report by March 31; filing after that date doesn't trigger a dollar fine. What late filing does trigger is loss of good standing, and if the report stays unfiled the Secretary of the State can administratively dissolve your LLC, a far more serious consequence than any fee. So the practical implication isn't about haggling over a penalty; it's about filing before non-compliance escalates to dissolution, which forces a reinstatement process to undo. If you've missed the deadline, submit your overdue $80 annual report through the Connecticut Secretary of the State's online portal today to restore good standing and avoid dissolution.
Sources
Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified Connecticut sources, and each entry says what the document is. Some statutory text is read from an accurate mirror rather than from the state's own host, and those say so.
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