District of Columbia Dept. of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Biennial Report Filing Instructions
Select a state to view detailed information about filing the annual report for that state:
How to file your District of Columbia Annual Report:
You must file the paper versions of the reports.
The initial report for Corporations is called a BRA-25 Annual report for domestic DC corporations and foreign DC corporations.
The initial report for LLC's is also called the BRA-25, but will say Limited Liability Company due 6-16 on the top.
The two year DCRA report for corporations is called the BRA-25 CORP.
The two year DCRA report for LLC's is called the BRA-25 LLC.
When is the District of Columbia Annual Report due?
DC reports are due April 15th for corporations, June 16th for LLC's, Jan. 15th for non-profits and Feb. 15th for LLP's.You must file an initial report, and then your reports are biennial.
Let's say you file a new District of Columbia corporation, or qualify your corporation to do business in DC on January 15th, 2010. Your first report is due April 15th, 2010. Then your next report is due April 15th, 2012.
Let's say you form a DC corporation Arpril 14th, 2010. You will then have your first report due the very next day.
The DCRA goes off of the day the RECEIVE your filing. So, when they open your letter, that's the file stamped date you'll get on your company. They may open your mail and then take 2-3 weeks to process it, so if you're getting close to one of these dates, understand you could literally find out your company was filed 6-15-2009 (and find this out in July sometime, 2 weeks later) and then be late on your initial report that was due 6-16-2009. Guess what? If you're late, you can be forced to pay a late fee UP TO $1000.00. Isn't that crazy!! And this is the head of our Country. If you hold off and they receive the filing on 6-19-2009, your first report will be due 6-16-2010, and then biennial after that. Reports get mailed to your DC registered agent, so it's important to pick one you can trust, like Northwest Registered Agent Service, Inc.
What is the cost to file the inital and biennial report?
Corporations cost $250.00 and LLC's cost $150.00
Late fees?
Please call DCRA to get a quote: 202-442-4432.
Payment options?
Check. You must mail it in.
How do I get notified?
You should get the actual report mailed to your Washington DC registered agent.
Who can file District of Columbia annual reports?
Corporations have to have an officer or director sign, and LLC's have to have members or managers sign.
Are original signatures needed?
Corporations have to be originally signed. LLC's do not.
Is an original report needed?
You can download the forms, if you didn't get the original.You can downlaod and search for the forms on the District of Columbia website:
http://dcra.dc.gov/dcra/site/default.asp or http://dcra.dc.gov/dcra/cwp/view,a,1343,q,643569.asp
As you can see by the links above, the website is crazy complicated and the pages are always changing. If these links quit working (which they do almost every other month), please take off a few of the end characters and that should get you to a folder with a link to the forms section.
When you use Northwest Registered Agent, LLC as your registered agent, you'll get timely reminders to file your annual registration. You won't have to worry about missing your deadlines. You receive an online login and you'll see when your registration is due for every State you're doing business in. You'll also receive multiple reminder emails to file your annual registration on time.
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