What happens if I file my South Dakota LLC annual report late?

A delinquent South Dakota annual report carries a $55 late fee, on top of the $55 online report fee. The timing is more forgiving than most states: late fees begin two months after the due date rather than on it, so a report due June 1 becomes delinquent August 1. Once you are past the due date, the Secretary of State may commence administrative dissolution if the report is not delivered within 60 days after it was due, and state law then gives the LLC 60 days after service of notice to cure before dissolution is entered. That is the expensive outcome. Reinstating a dissolved South Dakota LLC costs $150 plus every delinquent report and a $55 late fee for each, and it requires an approved tax clearance certificate from the South Dakota Department of Revenue. If you have missed your due date, file the report through the Secretary of State's website at sdsos.gov right away, pay the report fee and any late fee, and confirm your entity status has returned to good standing.

How do I file my South Dakota LLC annual report?

You can file your South Dakota LLC annual report online through the Secretary of State's website at sdsos.gov, or on paper. Paper costs more: the fee schedule adds a flat $15 paper filing fee to documents that could have been filed online, so the report is $55 electronically and $70 on paper. Log into the online portal with your LLC's identifier, complete the annual report (it asks for member or manager information and address updates), and pay by card. Filing opens two months before your due date, which is the first day of your anniversary month, beginning the calendar year after formation. The South Dakota Secretary of State does not publish a standard turnaround time for filings, so file early rather than on the deadline. Failing to file leads to a $55 delinquency fee and, once the report is 60 days overdue, exposes the LLC to administrative dissolution. After submitting, download and retain your confirmation. If you are unsure of your status, check your entity record on the Secretary of State's business search first, since it shows your own due date.

How much does it cost to file an annual report in South Dakota?

The South Dakota LLC annual report is $55 filed electronically and $70 filed on paper, payable to the South Dakota Secretary of State. The $15 gap is the state's paper filing fee for documents that could have been filed online, and it applies at every stage, which is why the Articles of Organization cost $150 online and $165 on paper. The fee does not scale with size or revenue. Your due date is the first day of your anniversary month, beginning the calendar year after formation, and the filing window opens two months before that. A delinquent report adds a $55 late fee, and late fees start two months after the due date rather than on it. Since South Dakota imposes no corporate income tax and no franchise tax, this report is essentially the entire recurring state cost of a South Dakota LLC. File through the Secretary of State's website at sdsos.gov to keep your entity active.

When is my South Dakota LLC annual report due?

Your South Dakota LLC annual report is due on the first day of your LLC's anniversary month, beginning the calendar year after formation. An LLC filed on June 11, 2026 files its first report on June 1, 2027, then every June 1 after that. There is nothing to file in your formation year. The filing window opens two months before the due date. The Secretary of State charges $55 online and $70 on paper, and shows each entity's own due date in its business search tool, so check your entity record if you are unsure. A delinquent report adds a $55 late fee, with late fees starting two months after the due date, and a report 60 days overdue exposes the LLC to administrative dissolution. One change is coming. Effective January 1, 2027, a 2026 South Dakota law lets an entity choose between the anniversary-month deadline and a January 31 deadline, picked on the formation document and changeable later by filing a change-of-filing-date form.

Are there any exemptions from filing annual reports in South Dakota?

All active South Dakota LLCs must file annual reports with the Secretary of State's office. There is one timing exception rather than a true exemption: the first report is not due until the calendar year after formation, so an LLC formed in 2026 files nothing until its anniversary month in 2027. Dissolved LLCs, including those administratively dissolved for not filing, are not asked for reports going forward. If your status has changed to dissolved through formal or administrative action, you stop filing and stop paying the $55 fee. That is not a good outcome, though: getting back to active status costs $150 plus every delinquent report with a $55 late fee each, and requires an approved tax clearance certificate from the South Dakota Department of Revenue. If you are unsure whether your LLC is active, search your LLC name on sdsos.gov, where the record shows both your status and your own next report due date, and file before that date rather than after it.

South Dakota LLC Annual Report: $55, Filed Every Year

South Dakota's annual report costs $55 online or $70 on paper and is due on the first day of your LLC's anniversary month, starting the calendar year after you form. File on time to keep good standing and avoid the $55 delinquency fee.

By Edmond Hui · Last updated: October 2026

South Dakota LLC annual reports are due the first day of your anniversary month and cost $55 online, $70 paper to file. See details below.

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When is the South Dakota LLC annual report due, and what does it cost?

Due Date	The first day of your anniversary month
Fee	$55 online, $70 paper
Filing Method	Online or mail
Late Penalty	$55 late fee; late fees begin two months after the due date, not on it
Official state page	sosenterprise.sd.gov

Step diagram for filing the South Dakota LLC annual report, $55 online, $70 paper filing fee, due The first day of your anniversary month. — Filing the South Dakota annual report, with the state's own fee and deadline. Source: South Dakota Secretary of State.

How do you file the South Dakota LLC annual report?

1
Determine Your Due Date
Your South Dakota LLC annual report is due on the first day of your LLC's anniversary month, beginning the calendar year after you formed. An LLC filed in June 2026 files its first report on June 1, 2027, and every June 1 after that. Filing opens two months before the due date. From January 1, 2027, a 2026 South Dakota law turns the deadline into a choice between the anniversary month and a January 31 deadline, selected on the formation document and changeable later.
2
Gather Required Information
Collect your LLC's current registered agent information, principal office address, member/manager details, and your South Dakota SoS ID number. Have your credit card ready for the $55 online filing fee ($70 by paper).
3
Access the Online Filing System
Visit the South Dakota Secretary of State website at sdsos.gov and navigate to the business services section. Look for the annual report filing portal or search for 'annual report' on their website.
4
Complete and Submit Your Report
Fill out all required fields in the online form, including any changes to your LLC's information from the previous year. Review all details carefully before submitting.
5
Pay the Filing Fee and Confirm
Pay the $55 online annual report fee, or $70 if you file on paper, since the fee schedule adds a $15 paper filing fee to anything that could have been filed online. After payment, save your confirmation receipt and any filed documents for your business records.

Do You Need a Paid Service to File?

No. You can file this report yourself, using the filing method in the table above, and pay only the state's own fee shown there, with no service fee on top.

Hiring a registered agent service is a separate choice, and it is optional too. Every LLC must keep a registered agent, but in most states the LLC's owner, or another individual who qualifies, may serve as its registered agent themselves, generally subject to that state's rules on keeping a street address in the state and being available there during normal business hours. The South Dakota registered agent requirements set out what South Dakota itself asks.

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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 missing a deadline can cost the company its good standing or, in many states, its existence.

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Frequently Asked Questions

: A delinquent South Dakota annual report carries a $55 late fee, on top of the $55 online report fee. The timing is more forgiving than most states: late fees begin two months after the due date rather than on it, so a report due June 1 becomes delinquent August 1. Once you are past the due date, the Secretary of State may commence administrative dissolution if the report is not delivered within 60 days after it was due, and state law then gives the LLC 60 days after service of notice to cure before dissolution is entered. That is the expensive outcome. Reinstating a dissolved South Dakota LLC costs $150 plus every delinquent report and a $55 late fee for each, and it requires an approved tax clearance certificate from the South Dakota Department of Revenue. If you have missed your due date, file the report through the Secretary of State's website at sdsos.gov right away, pay the report fee and any late fee, and confirm your entity status has returned to good standing.
: You can file your South Dakota LLC annual report online through the Secretary of State's website at sdsos.gov, or on paper. Paper costs more: the fee schedule adds a flat $15 paper filing fee to documents that could have been filed online, so the report is $55 electronically and $70 on paper. Log into the online portal with your LLC's identifier, complete the annual report (it asks for member or manager information and address updates), and pay by card. Filing opens two months before your due date, which is the first day of your anniversary month, beginning the calendar year after formation. The South Dakota Secretary of State does not publish a standard turnaround time for filings, so file early rather than on the deadline. Failing to file leads to a $55 delinquency fee and, once the report is 60 days overdue, exposes the LLC to administrative dissolution. After submitting, download and retain your confirmation. If you are unsure of your status, check your entity record on the Secretary of State's business search first, since it shows your own due date.
: The South Dakota LLC annual report is $55 filed electronically and $70 filed on paper, payable to the South Dakota Secretary of State. The $15 gap is the state's paper filing fee for documents that could have been filed online, and it applies at every stage, which is why the Articles of Organization cost $150 online and $165 on paper. The fee does not scale with size or revenue. Your due date is the first day of your anniversary month, beginning the calendar year after formation, and the filing window opens two months before that. A delinquent report adds a $55 late fee, and late fees start two months after the due date rather than on it. Since South Dakota imposes no corporate income tax and no franchise tax, this report is essentially the entire recurring state cost of a South Dakota LLC. File through the Secretary of State's website at sdsos.gov to keep your entity active.
: Your South Dakota LLC annual report is due on the first day of your LLC's anniversary month, beginning the calendar year after formation. An LLC filed on June 11, 2026 files its first report on June 1, 2027, then every June 1 after that. There is nothing to file in your formation year. The filing window opens two months before the due date. The Secretary of State charges $55 online and $70 on paper, and shows each entity's own due date in its business search tool, so check your entity record if you are unsure. A delinquent report adds a $55 late fee, with late fees starting two months after the due date, and a report 60 days overdue exposes the LLC to administrative dissolution. One change is coming. Effective January 1, 2027, a 2026 South Dakota law lets an entity choose between the anniversary-month deadline and a January 31 deadline, picked on the formation document and changeable later by filing a change-of-filing-date form.
: All active South Dakota LLCs must file annual reports with the Secretary of State's office. There is one timing exception rather than a true exemption: the first report is not due until the calendar year after formation, so an LLC formed in 2026 files nothing until its anniversary month in 2027. Dissolved LLCs, including those administratively dissolved for not filing, are not asked for reports going forward. If your status has changed to dissolved through formal or administrative action, you stop filing and stop paying the $55 fee. That is not a good outcome, though: getting back to active status costs $150 plus every delinquent report with a $55 late fee each, and requires an approved tax clearance certificate from the South Dakota Department of Revenue. If you are unsure whether your LLC is active, search your LLC name on sdsos.gov, where the record shows both your status and your own next report due date, and file before that date rather than after it.

Sources

9 documents

Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified South Dakota 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. Where we hold the citation but no stable public link, the citation is printed on its own rather than pointed at a guessed address.

South Dakota statute: SDCL 47-34A-212(b) (annual report late fee)
South Dakota law: SL 2026 ch. 203 (filing date choice)
South Dakota statute: SDCL 59-11-25 (annual report deadline)
South Dakota statute: SDCL 47-34A-810 (cure period)
South Dakota statute: SDCL 47-34A-809 (administrative dissolution)
sdsos.gov/business-services/corporations/default.aspxSouth Dakota Secretary of State: business entity filings
sdsos.gov/Division%20of%20Business%20Services/FAQs/default.aspxSouth Dakota agency guidance: Annual Report
sosenterprise.sd.gov/BusinessServices/Business/AnnualReportInstr.aspxSouth Dakota agency guidance: Annual Report
sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/Statute/59-11-25South Dakota statutory text, unofficial mirror: Annual Report

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When is the South Dakota LLC annual report due, and what does it cost?

How do you file the South Dakota LLC annual report?

Determine Your Due Date

Gather Required Information

Access the Online Filing System

Complete and Submit Your Report

Pay the Filing Fee and Confirm