Missing the June 30 deadline can lead to administrative dissolution. Learn about penalties, reinstatement options, and how to get your LLC back in good standing.
$50 late fee (plus the $25 report fee = $75 total after June 30)
Grace period
None, penalties apply immediately after the June 30 deadline
Dissolution timeline
Continued failure to file exposes the LLC to administrative dissolution. The LLC act gives the LLC 60 days after service of the Secretary of State's certified-mail notice is perfected to correct each ground. For unpaid annual report fees, a separate statute requires that notice to be postmarked at least 30 days before the dissolution date it names, so act on the date printed in the notice.
How to cure a late West Virginia annual report, and what the state charges for missing it. Source: West Virginia Secretary of State.
What Happens If You Miss the Deadline
Stage 1
After the June 30 deadline
West Virginia adds a $50 administrative late fee to the $25 annual report fee, making a late annual report $75. The Secretary of State may waive or reduce it where the delinquency was caused by circumstances outside the filer's control.
Fix:Yes. File the overdue annual report and pay $75, or ask the Secretary of State to waive the late fee for good cause.
Stage 2
Continued failure to file
The LLC loses good standing and is exposed to administrative dissolution. West Virginia publishes no fixed interval.
Fix:Yes. File every overdue annual report at $25 each with its $50 late fee, alongside the Secretary of State's reinstatement filing.
How to Fix It: Step-by-Step
1
File the overdue annual report
Submit your annual report through the West Virginia Secretary of State's online portal at https://sos.wv.gov or by mail with the required information and fees.
2
Pay all required fees
Pay the $25 annual report fee plus the $50 late penalty ($75 total). If already dissolved, additional reinstatement fees may apply.
3
Request reinstatement if dissolved
If your LLC has been administratively dissolved, file an Application for Reinstatement with the Secretary of State and pay the reinstatement fee in addition to overdue annual report fees.
4
Obtain good standing certificate
After compliance, request a Certificate of Good Standing from the West Virginia Secretary of State to verify your LLC's active status with banks and business partners.
Reinstatement After Dissolution
Reinstatement Possible?
Yes. West Virginia allows reinstatement of administratively dissolved LLCs
How Long Allowed
Within 2 years after the effective date of dissolution. The fee is $25.
Reinstatement Fee
Set by the Secretary of State, payable alongside each overdue annual report at $25 and its $50 late fee
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 missing a deadline can cost the company its good standing or, in many states, its existence.
Frequently Asked Questions
West Virginia charges a $50 late penalty on top of the standard $25 annual report fee, bringing your total cost to $75 when filed late. The West Virginia Secretary of State's Business Registration Division assesses this penalty if you miss the deadline, which falls on June 30 each year. The late fee is set by state law, which prices an annual delinquency at $50 and a biennial delinquency at $100. This means procrastinating costs you an extra $50, an expense that repeats for each year you file late. The practical impact is substantial: a business that is three years delinquent owes $75 for each of those years, or $225 in total, being $25 in report fees and $50 in late fees per year. To resolve this, access the West Virginia Secretary of State's online filing system immediately and submit your overdue annual report with the current year's fee plus accumulated late penalties. The Secretary of State may waive or reduce the late fee where the delinquency was caused by circumstances outside the filer's control, so contact the Business Registration Division to confirm your exact amount before filing.
First-year filers: the report is filed between January 1 and June 30 of the year FOLLOWING the calendar year the business was registered, so an LLC formed in 2026 first files in 2027.
Yes, West Virginia permits reinstatement of administratively dissolved LLCs through the Secretary of State's office, within 2 years after the effective date of dissolution. To reinstate, file the Secretary of State's reinstatement application and submit all overdue annual report fees at $25 each with their $50 late fees, plus the reinstatement fee that office sets. If your LLC was dissolved for failure to file the Annual Report, you must also file the delinquent report itself. The LLC act gives the LLC 60 days after service of the Secretary of State's certified-mail notice is perfected to correct each ground. For unpaid annual report fees, a separate statute requires that notice to be postmarked at least 30 days before the dissolution date it names, so act on the date printed in the notice. Reinstatement restores your LLC's legal standing retroactively, though you remain liable for taxes and obligations accrued during the dissolved period. Until it is reinstated, the LLC is out of good standing with the state, so confirm its status with the filing office before you sign anything new in its name. Contact the West Virginia Secretary of State's Corporate Filings Division to confirm your LLC's dissolution status and obtain the exact fees owed before submitting your reinstatement application.
Once your West Virginia LLC is administratively dissolved for non-filing, it is out of good standing and cannot transact business until it is reinstated. The West Virginia Secretary of State dissolves LLCs that fail to file their annual report by June 30 each year. Under West Virginia law, reinstatement relates back to the date the LLC lost its standing, and the LLC carries on as if that had not happened. This page does not have a confirmed West Virginia rule on whether owners are personally liable for what the business does while it is out of standing, so do not treat the protection as either lost or safe for that period. To get back into good standing, you must file a reinstatement application with the Secretary of State and pay its fee plus any outstanding annual report fees at $25 each and the $50 late fee attached to each delinquent year. We do not have a confirmed processing time for this filing, and the filing office can tell you how long it currently takes. Until it is reinstated, the LLC is out of good standing with the state, so confirm its status with the filing office before you sign anything new in its name. File your 2026 annual report immediately if overdue. Contact the West Virginia Secretary of State's Business Division to confirm your current status and prevent dissolution.
You can verify your West Virginia LLC's status through the West Virginia Secretary of State's Business & Licensing Division online entity search portal at https://sos.wv.gov/business-licensing. This free database lets you instantly confirm your LLC's current status, filing history, and registered agent information.
For official documentation, you can request a Certificate of Good Standing directly from the Secretary of State's office, which costs $10. This certificate is required for bank loans, contract negotiations, and business licensing in other states.
Your LLC is considered in good standing if your annual report has been filed and all fees paid by the deadline, currently June 30th each year for most West Virginia LLCs. If your LLC shows "administrative dissolution" status, you've missed filing deadlines and face the Secretary of State's reinstatement fee plus back fees.
Next step: Visit the Secretary of State's website today to search your LLC name and verify your current status.
Sometimes. State law lets the Secretary of State waive or reduce the $50 administrative late fee where the delinquency was caused by circumstances outside the filer's control, so it is not an absolutely fixed charge, but relief is discretionary rather than automatic.
The practical implication is that you should file first and ask second. Until the overdue annual report is filed your LLC stays out of good standing.
Your next step is to submit the overdue annual report along with the $25 report fee and $50 late fee to the West Virginia Secretary of State's Business Organization Division, and raise any waiver request with that office. File immediately to minimize additional consequences and restore your LLC's active status.
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Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified West Virginia 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.
West Virginia statute: W. Va. Code 59-1-2a(h)(1)(A) (annual report late fee)
West Virginia statute: W. Va. Code 59-1-2a(h)(3) (late fee waiver)
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