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The real operating burden often shifts to county clerks, city business-license offices, and local planning departments.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "california", "jurisdiction_name": "California", "source_url": "https://calosba.ca.gov/for-small-businesses-and-non-profits/set-up-your-business-in-california/", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T17:10:24Z" }, { "path": "/states/california/statement-of-information", "slug": "california-statement-of-information", "page_kind": "annual_report", "title": "California Statement of Information filing rules for corporations and LLCs", "description": "California recurring entity filings are called Statements of Information, but the cadence and fee depend on entity type. Use this page to sort out the schedule before a penalty or suspension problem shows up.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "california", "jurisdiction_name": "California", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/statements", "source_updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:34.696Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 2, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:34.696Z" }, { "path": "/states/colorado/home-rule-city-sales-tax-and-local-licenses", "slug": "colorado-home-rule-city-sales-tax-and-local-licenses", "page_kind": "local_compliance", "title": "Colorado home-rule city sales tax and local licenses", "description": "Colorado entity filings do not solve the local operating layer. Home-rule cities, city hall licensing, county clerk processes, and local health approvals can all sit outside the periodic report.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "colorado", "jurisdiction_name": "Colorado", "source_url": "https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/businessChecklist.html", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 4, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T18:44:27Z" }, { "path": "/states/colorado/periodic-report", "slug": "colorado-periodic-report", "page_kind": "annual_report", "title": "Colorado periodic report deadline and delinquency rules", "description": "Colorado keeps most entity records current through an annual periodic report. The main operational issue is knowing the filing month and not letting the entity roll into delinquent status.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "colorado", "jurisdiction_name": "Colorado", "source_url": "https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/FAQs/reports.html", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T16:40:33Z" }, { "path": "/states/connecticut/llc-annual-report", "slug": "connecticut-llc-annual-report", "page_kind": "annual_report", "title": "Connecticut LLC annual report deadline, fee, and dissolution risk", "description": "Connecticut LLCs file annual reports during a fixed first-quarter window rather than on an anniversary date. That makes the filing easy to standardize internally, but also easy to miss if a business assumes every state follows the same anniversary logic.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "connecticut", "jurisdiction_name": "Connecticut", "source_url": "https://business.ct.gov/business-services/file-annual-report", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T17:02:49Z" }, { "path": "/states/connecticut/trade-names-and-local-permits", "slug": "connecticut-trade-names-and-local-permits", "page_kind": "local_compliance", "title": "Connecticut trade names and local permits", "description": "Connecticut annual reports keep the state record alive, but trade names still live with town clerks and many operating approvals still depend on the municipality, local zoning, and the right state license portal.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "connecticut", "jurisdiction_name": "Connecticut", "source_url": "https://portal.ct.gov/sots/business-services/tradename", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 4, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T19:16:23Z" }, { "path": "/states/delaware/corporate-annual-report-and-franchise-tax", "slug": "delaware-corporate-annual-report-and-franchise-tax", "page_kind": "franchise_tax", "title": "Delaware corporate annual report and franchise tax", "description": "For Delaware corporations, the annual report and franchise tax are one workflow. The March 1 deadline, tax method, and late charges are the pieces that usually create cleanup work.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "delaware", "jurisdiction_name": "Delaware", "source_url": "https://corp.delaware.gov/paytaxes/", "source_updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:38.439Z", "source_count": 1, "profile_count": 2, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:38.439Z" }, { "path": "/states/delaware/llc-lp-gp-annual-tax", "slug": "delaware-llc-lp-gp-annual-tax", "page_kind": "franchise_tax", "title": "Delaware LLC, LP, and GP annual tax", "description": "Delaware alternative entities usually do not file a corporate annual report, but they do face a separate annual tax deadline. This is the common Delaware compliance lane for LLCs and many holding-company structures.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "delaware", "jurisdiction_name": "Delaware", "source_url": "https://corp.delaware.gov/alt-entitytaxinstructions/", "source_updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:37.039Z", "source_count": 1, "profile_count": 1, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:37.039Z" }, { "path": "/states/florida/annual-report", "slug": "florida-annual-report", "page_kind": "annual_report", "title": "Florida annual report deadlines, late fee, and dissolution clock", "description": "Florida annual reports look straightforward until the May 1 deadline is missed. The state pairs that deadline with a large late fee and a later administrative dissolution or revocation cutoff.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "florida", "jurisdiction_name": "Florida", "source_url": "https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/manage-business/efile/annual-report/", "source_updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:40.112Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 2, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:40.112Z" }, { "path": "/states/florida/local-business-tax-receipts-and-fictitious-names", "slug": "florida-local-business-tax-receipts-and-fictitious-names", "page_kind": "local_compliance", "title": "Florida local business tax receipts and fictitious names", "description": "Florida annual reports live in Sunbiz, but operating permission often shifts to county tax collectors, city business tax offices, and fictitious-name proof used during local licensing.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "florida", "jurisdiction_name": "Florida", "source_url": "https://dos.fl.gov/library-archives/research/florida-information/business/starting-a-business-in-florida/small-business/taxes/", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T18:44:27Z" }, { "path": "/states/georgia/annual-registration", "slug": "georgia-annual-registration", "page_kind": "annual_report", "title": "Georgia annual registration timing and fees", "description": "Georgia uses annual registrations rather than annual reports for many entity types. The key issues are the April 1 deadline, first-year timing, and the fee and penalty structure.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "georgia", "jurisdiction_name": "Georgia", "source_url": "https://sos.ga.gov/how-to-guide/how-file-annual-registration", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T16:37:45Z" }, { "path": "/states/georgia/trade-names-tax-accounts-and-special-licenses", "slug": "georgia-trade-names-tax-accounts-and-special-licenses", "page_kind": "local_compliance", "title": "Georgia trade names, tax accounts, and special licenses", "description": "Georgia annual registration is only the entity-maintenance cycle. Real operating friction often shifts to county superior court DBA filings, tax registration, and permits or licenses that depend on the business activity and locality.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "georgia", "jurisdiction_name": "Georgia", "source_url": "https://georgia.gov/register-trade-name", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T19:16:23Z" }, { "path": "/states/illinois/llc-annual-report", "slug": "illinois-llc-annual-report", "page_kind": "annual_report", "title": "Illinois LLC annual report deadline, fee, and late-penalty rules", "description": "Illinois LLC annual reports are tied to the entity's anniversary month. The recurring risk is not the form itself, but the quick slide from delinquent status into a $100 penalty and then administrative dissolution.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "illinois", "jurisdiction_name": "Illinois", "source_url": "https://www.ilsos.gov/publications/pdf_publications/c334.pdf", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 4, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T16:55:26Z" }, { "path": "/states/illinois/local-licenses-and-assumed-names", "slug": "illinois-local-licenses-and-assumed-names", "page_kind": "local_compliance", "title": "Illinois local licenses and assumed names", "description": "Illinois state filings are only part of the operating stack. Assumed names for unincorporated businesses live at the county level, and state agencies expect owners to sort out separate local permit and license requirements.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "illinois", "jurisdiction_name": "Illinois", "source_url": "https://dceo.illinois.gov/smallbizassistance/beginhere/businessinformationcenter.html", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 4, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T17:10:24Z" }, { "path": "/states/maine/annual-report", "slug": "maine-annual-report", "page_kind": "annual_report", "title": "Maine annual report due date, fees, and late-filing risk", "description": "Maine keeps annual report rules simple: file every year by June 1. The catch is that the Secretary of State does not mail reminders, so the state is easy to miss if nobody owns the recurring calendar.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "maine", "jurisdiction_name": "Maine", "source_url": "https://www.maine.gov/sos/corporations-commissions/incorporating-resources/corporations-commissions/filing-requirement-reminders", "source_updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:45.392Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 3, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:45.392Z" }, { "path": "/states/maryland/annual-report-and-personal-property-return", "slug": "maryland-annual-report-and-personal-property-return", "page_kind": "annual_report", "title": "Maryland annual report and personal property return", "description": "Maryland recurring compliance is not just an annual report calendar item. For many businesses it is a combined annual report and personal-property-return workflow, and the local tax and license layer matters more here than in most states.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "maryland", "jurisdiction_name": "Maryland", "source_url": "https://businessexpress.maryland.gov/manage/maintain-good-standing-status", "source_updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:43.382Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 2, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:43.382Z" }, { "path": "/states/maryland/local-licenses-and-traders-license", "slug": "maryland-local-licenses-and-traders-license", "page_kind": "local_compliance", "title": "Maryland local licenses, trader's licenses, and property-tax triggers", "description": "Maryland has one of the strongest locality overlays in the country. The annual filing can expand into local court-issued business licenses and local personal-property tax consequences depending on the business type and where property is located.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "maryland", "jurisdiction_name": "Maryland", "source_url": "https://interactive.marylandtaxes.gov/webapps/comptrollercra/help/Help8.htm", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T17:10:24Z" }, { "path": "/states/massachusetts/llc-annual-report", "slug": "massachusetts-llc-annual-report", "page_kind": "annual_report", "title": "Massachusetts LLC annual report deadline and $500 filing fee", "description": "Massachusetts LLC annual reports are due on the anniversary of the original filing and come with a comparatively high filing fee. This is one of the states where a simple standing task can still become expensive to ignore.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "massachusetts", "jurisdiction_name": "Massachusetts", "source_url": "https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/corporations/filing-by-subject/limited-liability/corporations-limited-liability-company.htm", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 4, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T16:55:26Z" }, { "path": "/states/massachusetts/local-business-certificates-and-licenses", "slug": "massachusetts-local-business-certificates-and-licenses", "page_kind": "local_compliance", "title": "Massachusetts local business certificates and licenses", "description": "Massachusetts is local-heavy in a specific way: the Secretary of the Commonwealth handles the entity, but the city or town clerk handles the business certificate when the operating name differs from the legal name.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "massachusetts", "jurisdiction_name": "Massachusetts", "source_url": "https://www.mass.gov/info-details/business-certificates-dba-in-massachusetts", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 2, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T17:10:24Z" }, { "path": "/states/minnesota/llc-annual-renewal", "slug": "minnesota-llc-annual-renewal", "page_kind": "annual_report", "title": "Minnesota LLC annual renewal due date and reinstatement rules", "description": "Minnesota calls the recurring filing an annual renewal rather than an annual report. The key operational feature is that the basic renewal is free for an active LLC, which means misses are usually a systems problem rather than a cost problem.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "minnesota", "jurisdiction_name": "Minnesota", "source_url": "https://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/1569/llcdomesticforeignrenewal.pdf", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 4, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T16:55:26Z" }, { "path": "/states/minnesota/local-licenses-zoning-and-assumed-names", "slug": "minnesota-local-licenses-zoning-and-assumed-names", "page_kind": "local_compliance", "title": "Minnesota local licenses, zoning, and assumed names", "description": "Minnesota LLC annual renewals are straightforward, but local operating approvals often are not. Cities and counties may require separate licenses or registration, while assumed names and annual renewals follow different tracks.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "minnesota", "jurisdiction_name": "Minnesota", "source_url": "https://mn.gov/deed/business/starting-business/licenses-permits/", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T19:16:23Z" }, { "path": "/states/nevada/annual-list-and-state-business-license", "slug": "nevada-annual-list-and-state-business-license", "page_kind": "annual_report", "title": "Nevada annual list and state business license", "description": "Nevada is one of the clearest referral states because the recurring filing is not just an annual list. Most Title 7 entities must also renew the state business license at the same time, and the license fee alone is high enough to make cleanup painful.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "nevada", "jurisdiction_name": "Nevada", "source_url": "https://nvsosuat.nv.gov/licensing/state-business-license", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 2, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T17:02:49Z" }, { "path": "/states/nevada/local-licenses-and-fictitious-firm-names", "slug": "nevada-local-licenses-and-fictitious-firm-names", "page_kind": "local_compliance", "title": "Nevada local licenses and fictitious firm names", "description": "Nevada's state business license is expensive enough to get attention, but it still does not replace the local layer. County clerk DBA filings and city or county business licenses often stack on top of the state renewal.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "nevada", "jurisdiction_name": "Nevada", "source_url": "https://business.nv.gov/Resource_Center/Licensing/Permits/", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T17:10:24Z" }, { "path": "/states/new-jersey/annual-report", "slug": "new-jersey-annual-report", "page_kind": "annual_report", "title": "New Jersey annual report timing, filing fees, and reinstatement signals", "description": "New Jersey keeps annual reports on an anniversary cycle and routes them through an online filing system. The filing itself is simple, but the reinstatement path gets more expensive once the state starts layering in tax-clearance requirements.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "new-jersey", "jurisdiction_name": "New Jersey", "source_url": "https://www.njportal.com/dor/annualreports/home/faq", "source_updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:47.413Z", "source_count": 4, "profile_count": 2, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:47.413Z" }, { "path": "/states/new-york/biennial-statement", "slug": "new-york-biennial-statement", "page_kind": "annual_report", "title": "New York biennial statement for corporations and LLCs", "description": "New York uses a biennial statement rather than a yearly annual report. The main operational rule is that the filing is due in the entity's original filing month every two years.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "new-york", "jurisdiction_name": "New York", "source_url": "https://dos.ny.gov/biennial-statements-business-corporations-and-limited-liability-companies", "source_updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:48.932Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 2, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:48.932Z" }, { "path": "/states/new-york/local-permits-and-assumed-names", "slug": "new-york-local-permits-and-assumed-names", "page_kind": "local_compliance", "title": "New York local permits and assumed names", "description": "New York biennial statements are cheap and infrequent, which makes it easy to underestimate the local layer. Local permits, county fees, and assumed-name rules can create more work than the state entity filing itself.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "new-york", "jurisdiction_name": "New York", "source_url": "https://www.tax.ny.gov/bus/licensing/permitting_and_licensing.htm", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 4, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T19:16:23Z" }, { "path": "/states/north-carolina/llc-annual-report", "slug": "north-carolina-llc-annual-report", "page_kind": "annual_report", "title": "North Carolina LLC annual report due date and filing fees", "description": "North Carolina LLC annual reports are simple to calendar once you know the state uses a fixed April 15 deadline for LLCs rather than a fiscal-year rule. That makes this a good page for small businesses that operate in several states and keep mixing entity types together.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "north-carolina", "jurisdiction_name": "North Carolina", "source_url": "https://www.sosnc.gov/divisions/business_registration/annual_report_due_dates", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 2, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T16:55:26Z" }, { "path": "/states/rhode-island/annual-report-and-minimum-tax", "slug": "rhode-island-annual-report-and-minimum-tax", "page_kind": "annual_report", "title": "Rhode Island annual report and minimum annual tax", "description": "Rhode Island is a strong referral state because the annual report is cheap on its own, but the real recurring burden is the combination of the filing, the late fee, and the separate minimum annual tax owed to the Division of Taxation.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "rhode-island", "jurisdiction_name": "Rhode Island", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/business-services/ri-business/file-your-annual-report", "source_updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:50.722Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 3, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:50.722Z" }, { "path": "/states/rhode-island/municipal-registration-and-trade-names", "slug": "rhode-island-municipal-registration-and-trade-names", "page_kind": "local_compliance", "title": "Rhode Island municipal registration and trade names", "description": "Rhode Island is small enough that the local layer is easy to underestimate. The state trade-name and annual-report systems do not eliminate municipal registration, zoning, or local business-license obligations.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "rhode-island", "jurisdiction_name": "Rhode Island", "source_url": "https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/business-services/ri-trade-names/maintain-update-trade-name/municipal-registration", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T17:10:24Z" }, { "path": "/states/texas/franchise-tax-and-information-reports", "slug": "texas-franchise-tax-and-information-reports", "page_kind": "franchise_tax", "title": "Texas franchise tax and annual information reports", "description": "Texas franchise-tax compliance is no longer just a tax-return question. Many entities below the no-tax-due threshold still owe an annual public or ownership information report.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "texas", "jurisdiction_name": "Texas", "source_url": "https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/franchise/", "source_updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:53.995Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 3, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:53.995Z" }, { "path": "/states/texas/local-permits-and-assumed-name-filings", "slug": "texas-local-permits-and-assumed-name-filings", "page_kind": "local_compliance", "title": "Texas local permits and assumed name filings", "description": "Texas does not use one statewide general business license, so the local layer matters more than many owners expect. County clerk filings, city permits, and industry-specific authorizations can all sit outside the franchise-tax calendar.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "texas", "jurisdiction_name": "Texas", "source_url": "https://gov.texas.gov/business/page/business-permits-office", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 2, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T18:44:27Z" }, { "path": "/states/washington/annual-report", "slug": "washington-annual-report", "page_kind": "annual_report", "title": "Washington annual report deadline, 180-day filing window, and delinquency fee", "description": "Washington ties the annual report to the last day of the original formation month and lets businesses file well in advance. The practical risk is slipping into delinquent status and paying the extra fee after the expiration date passes.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "washington", "jurisdiction_name": "Washington", "source_url": "https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/business-entities/maintain-business-compliance/annual-reports", "source_updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:56.093Z", "source_count": 2, "profile_count": 1, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:56.093Z" }, { "path": "/states/washington/city-endorsements-and-trade-names", "slug": "washington-city-endorsements-and-trade-names", "page_kind": "local_compliance", "title": "Washington city endorsements and trade names", "description": "Washington separates the Secretary of State annual report from the business-license and endorsement system. City endorsements, trade names, and local approvals can all sit on a different operational track from the entity record.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "washington", "jurisdiction_name": "Washington", "source_url": "https://dor.wa.gov/manage-business/city-endorsements", "source_updated_at": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "source_count": 4, "profile_count": 0, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-03-09T18:44:27Z" }, { "path": "/states/wisconsin/llc-annual-report", "slug": "wisconsin-llc-annual-report", "page_kind": "annual_report", "title": "Wisconsin LLC annual report due quarter and filing fees", "description": "Wisconsin annual report timing depends on the formation quarter for domestic entities, not a single statewide calendar deadline. That makes it easy to miss if a team assumes every LLC renews on one universal date.", "jurisdiction_kind": "state", "jurisdiction_slug": "wisconsin", "jurisdiction_name": "Wisconsin", "source_url": "https://dfi.wi.gov/Pages/BusinessServices/BusinessEntities/FAQ.aspx", "source_updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:57.728Z", "source_count": 3, "profile_count": 2, "coverage_status": "official_curated", "updated_at": "2026-04-30T06:00:57.728Z" } ] }