Stay Compliant: Your Annual Report Filing Reminder
If you own a business in Pennsylvania, you may have received a postcard like the one in the captioned photo. The purpose of this postcard is to remind you that starting in 2025, most Pennsylvania businesses must submit an annual report. The exact deadline for the annual report depends on your business type:
- Corporations – June 30, 2025
- LLCs – Sept. 30, 2025
- LPs, LLPs, Business Trusts, Professional Associations – Dec. 31, 2025
The following information is required on the annual report:
- Business name
- Jurisdiction of formation
- Registered office address
- Name of at least one governor (director, general partner, LLC manager or LLC member with material management responsibility, etc. depending on type of association)
- Names and titles of the principal officers, if any
- Address of the principal office
- Entity number issued by the Pennsylvania Department of State
The cost to file the annual report is $7. There is no fee for non-profits and LPs and LLCs operating with a not-for-profit purpose. You can file and pay online through the PA Department of State Business Filing Services online filing portal. If you need assistance with filing online, you can consult the detailed guide on how to complete the annual report online. Alternatively, you can file by mail and pay with check.
One potential consequence of not filing your annual report is that your business could be administratively dissolved by the state. But because this is a new requirement, Pennsylvania will not begin to enforce this until 2027.
Note that in the annual report, you will have to indicate your “registered office address.” Unlike other states, Pennsylvania does not require a “registered agent” to register a business. Importantly, you do not have to pay a third party to provide this service for your company. If you have a mailing address where you can reliably receive mail, e.g., your home, you can specify that as your registered office address.
Don’t fret if you’ve already missed your due date—just submit a late annual report. Enforcement will not begin until 2027. But, as a life hack, you may want to calendar your annual report deadline in perpetuity. I’ve already entered the deadline in my Google calendar for next year, recurring annually. Stay compliant, my friends. And if you have questions about or need help with forming a business in Pennsylvania, please contact me.
