File your California annual report
California requires a Statement of Information, generally every two years for LLCs, with a $20 state filing fee paid to the California Secretary of State. California calls this the Statement of Information. An LLC files Form LLC-12 for $20: the first within 90 days of registering, then every two years during a six-month filing window ending on the last day of its registration month. Missing the required filing can lead to a $250 Franchise Tax Board penalty and suspension or forfeiture; check the state's notices for your entity. FastBusinessFiling prepares and files it for a flat $50, so the total is $70 with the state's fee passed through at cost. A corporation pays $25 rather than $20, so its total through us is $75. Filing schedule set by the California Secretary of State: Every 2 years (biennial) for LLCs; annual for stock corporations. Fees last checked Oct 2, 2026, on the official site of the California Secretary of State.
Source: California Secretary of State. Fees last checked Oct 2, 2026.
California calls this the Statement of Information. See California Statement of Information filing windows and filing service — both forms, both deadlines, the $250 penalty, and the approval email the state started requiring in August 2026.
Filed in a day. One flat price. Nothing you didn't ask for.
Filed within one business day
One tier, one speed, every order. There is no rush fee here because there is no slow lane to buy your way out of.
A specialist reads every filing
Prepared and checked before it is filed. If your name or address will not clear the state, you hear from us before it goes in.
Registered agent at $99, only if you want one
Optional, and it sits beside a free option to name yourself. Most people never need to buy it.
One price, and nothing starts on its own
$100 to form, $50 flat for every filing after. The only thing that can renew is a registered agent you chose, at the price you chose it for. No tiers, no trial that turns into a charge.
How much is the California annual report?
$20 to the California Secretary of State, plus our $50 to prepare and file it: $70 in total for an LLC, or $75 for a corporation.
- California fee — LLC
- $20
- California fee — corporation
- $25
- Our service fee
- $50 flat
- Total through us — LLC
- $70
- Total through us — corporation
- $75
- Filed with
- California Secretary of State
- When it is due (set by the California Secretary of State)
- Every 2 years (biennial) for LLCs; annual for stock corporations
- Prepared and submitted
- Within one business day
- Renewals or subscriptions
- None
What does forming an LLC in California cost?
California charges $70 to register an LLC and we file it for $100 flat. Forming an LLC in California covers what the state wants and what it costs.
What else does California require of an LLC?
California requires a Statement of Information, generally every two years for LLCs ($20 to the state), 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. The permit is free, though the CDTFA may require a security deposit. More on California reseller permits.
Registered agent
Every California 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
California registers trade names at the county level, so there is no single state fee. California registers fictitious business names at the county level. Contact us and we will quote your county by hand.
What else do people ask about the California annual report?
$20 to the California Secretary of State. Our fee to prepare and file it is $50, so $70 in total.
Failure to file can lead to a $250 Franchise Tax Board penalty and suspension or forfeiture. The Secretary of State and FTB notices for your entity explain the applicable process. Filing the statement does not by itself resolve separate FTB tax issues.
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 California filings
What other states charge
Government fees on this page are paid to the California Secretary of State. Fees last checked Oct 2, 2026, on the official site of the California Secretary of State. 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 California.
