Registered Agent Annual Fee

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California annual report: the real fee, the real deadline, and the letters to ignore

The real California LLC report costs $20 every two years and goes to the California Secretary of State, due Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially. Any letter from another sender that asks for more than that is adding its own charge.

The real filing

Report
Statement of Information
Fee
$20
How often
Every two years
Due
Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially
Late fee
$250
Filed with
California Secretary of State

How to read a California letter

  1. Check the sender against the state office named above.
  2. Compare any total with the state’s own charge ($20).
  3. Pay only on the state’s own site, which you reach by typing the address yourself.

More in the full checklist.

Having it done for you

Mainstay Filing prepares and files the annual report as part of $199 a year, with California’s fee passed through at cost. The agent-only plan ($149) does not include it. Your agent itself is a separate matter: changing it in California costs no state fee (Cal. Corp. Code § 17701.13).

What is the California LLC annual report fee?

$20, every two years, to the California Secretary of State.

Is a California “annual report due” letter from a company real?

Only the state sets the California fee and due date. A letter from anyone else asking for more than $20 includes that sender’s own charge.

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