Alabama annual report requirements
Alabama no longer requires an annual report from LLCs. Companies owing more than $100 in Business Privilege Tax file a return with the Department of Revenue, which is a tax filing rather than a report we prepare. There is no report for us to file and nothing to charge you for, which is why the order form for Alabama declines the order. Verified with the Alabama Secretary of State on August 4, 2026.
Source: Alabama Secretary of State. Checked August 4, 2026.
Filings we do handle in Alabama
Does Alabama require an LLC annual report?
No. Alabama no longer requires an annual report from LLCs. Companies owing more than $100 in Business Privilege Tax file a return with the Department of Revenue, which is a tax filing rather than a report we prepare.
- Required in Alabama
- No
- State agency
- Alabama Secretary of State
- Government fee
- None
- Our service fee
- Not charged
What does forming an LLC in Alabama cost?
Alabama charges $200 to register an LLC and we file it for $100 flat. Forming an LLC in Alabama covers what the state wants and what it costs.
What else does Alabama require of an LLC?
Alabama requires no annual report and a registered agent at all times, plus sales tax registration if you sell taxable goods.
Sales tax registration
Free from the state, and only if you sell taxable goods. More on Alabama reseller permits.
Registered agent
Every Alabama LLC has to name one. It can be you at no cost if you have a street address in the state. Ours is $99 a year and optional, with no first year that quietly becomes a renewal.
Trade name, if you use one
$30 to the state, plus our $50.
What else do people ask about the Alabama annual report?
There is no fee to pay. Alabama no longer requires an annual report from LLCs. Companies owing more than $100 in Business Privilege Tax file a return with the Department of Revenue, which is a tax filing rather than a report we prepare.
Late consequences are set by Alabama and range from a penalty to administrative dissolution, which means the state stops recognising your company until you fix it. The cost of being late is always higher than the cost of the report, and reinstatement is a separate filing with its own fee. We do not publish a penalty figure for every state because those change without notice; the Alabama Secretary of State publishes the current one.
The report is about the company existing, not about what it earned. A dormant LLC with no revenue owes the same report as a busy one for as long as it is registered. If you are done with the company, dissolving it is what stops the obligation.
Other Alabama filings
What other states charge
Government fees on this page are paid to the Alabama Secretary of State. Fees are taken from each state's official fee schedule, last checked August 4, 2026. States change them without much warning, and your exact total is recalculated at checkout from the same table. FastBusinessFiling is a filing service, not a law firm or an accounting firm, and does not give legal or tax advice. You can file any of this yourself directly with Alabama.
