Annual reports · District of Columbia
File Your District of Columbia Biennial Report Online
District of Columbia's Biennial Report is filed online with the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection at boss.dc.gov. It is due April 1 in each report year, and the state adds a $100 penalty when it is late. We prepare it from your company's details and submit it to the state for you, so it is done before the deadline and off your list.
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One short form. We check your details against District of Columbia's record and file it.
File My District of Columbia Biennial ReportDistrict of Columbia Biennial Report at a Glance
- Filing
- Biennial Report
- Filed with
- DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection
- Where online
- boss.dc.gov (account required)
- State fee (LLC)
- $300
- Due
- April 1 in each report year
- Filing window
- January 1 to April 1 in each report year
- Frequency
- Every two years, starting the year after formation (formed in 2026: 2027, then 2029)
- State late penalty
- $100, added by the state after April 1
- If you miss it
- District of Columbia keeps taking the late report, with the $100 penalty, through December 31 of the report year. District of Columbia administratively dissolves or revokes an LLC that is one report behind, and the company then has to be reinstated.
Updated November 1, 2026. The fee, the deadline and the penalty above are District of Columbia's own, from the state's published schedule and statute, and the penalty is paid to the state, not to us. Every state's report is listed on the annual report directory.
Forming a new company instead? Form an LLC in District of Columbia online.
What the District of Columbia Form Asks
District of Columbia takes the Biennial Report online at boss.dc.gov, behind an account login. It is run by the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection, the office that keeps the company's record.
The Biennial Report confirms what the state has on file for the LLC: the principal office and mailing address, the registered agent and registered office, and the managers or members (some states' screens say governors, officials or principals). Anything that changed since the last filing is updated on it, and an authorized person signs it electronically before the state fee is paid.
Formed this year?
An LLC formed in 2026 owes no Biennial Report for 2026; its first is the 2027 report, due April 1, 2027. After that it files every second year (2029, 2031).
Have ready before you start
- The company's exact legal name as District of Columbia registered it
- Its District of Columbia file or entity number, from the state's record or the formation approval
- The principal office street address and the mailing address, if different
- The registered agent's name and District of Columbia street address
- The names and addresses of the managers or members on record
- The name and title of the person signing, and a card for the state fee
Our order form asks for the same items, in the same order the District of Columbia screens do.
District of Columbia Biennial Report Dates
| Formed | First Biennial Report due | After that |
|---|---|---|
| Formed in 2025 | April 1, 2026 | 2028, then every second year |
| Formed in 2026 | April 1, 2027 | 2029, then every second year |
| Formed in 2027 | April 1, 2028 | 2030, then every second year |
How to File It Yourself
1. Open the District of Columbia filing site
The Biennial Report is filed with the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection at boss.dc.gov. It asks you to sign in or create an account first. District of Columbia takes it January 1 to April 1.
2. Find your company
Look it up by its District of Columbia file or entity number, the number on the company's District of Columbia record, not by name alone. Two companies can have near-identical names, and a report filed under the wrong number files the wrong company's report.
3. Confirm or update the details
The principal office and mailing address, the registered agent and registered office, and the managers or members on record. Anything that changed since the last filing goes in now; a new registered agent is a separate change filing in District of Columbia.
4. Sign and pay the state
Sign as an authorized person and pay District of Columbia's fee ($300 for an LLC). Save the confirmation; it is your proof of filing until the state's record shows the report.
Rather skip the state's site? We file it for you, and the state's confirmation comes to your inbox. To file it yourself, start at the District of Columbia filing site.
| File it yourself | Have it filed | |
|---|---|---|
| Account | Your own login on boss.dc.gov | Our filer's account; nothing is created in your name |
| Finding the company | You enter the District of Columbia file or entity number | We look up the record and match it to your order |
| The details | You retype the addresses, the agent and the managers or members on the state's screens | You confirm them once on our form; we check them against the District of Columbia record before filing |
| Signing | An authorized person signs electronically | You authorize the filing at checkout and name the signer; the state's signature line is completed the way the state allows |
| State fee | Paid to the state by card at the end | Paid to the state on your behalf and itemized on the order review step |
| Timing | Any time the window is open (January 1 to April 1) | Order any time; a report the state is not taking yet is held and filed the day the window opens |
| Confirmation | Shown on screen; save it yourself | The state's confirmation is emailed to you and kept on your order page |
| Registered agent change | A separate change filing with the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection | Chosen on the order form; we file the change with the report order |
- Registered agent and registered office
- The person or company at a District of Columbia street address that receives lawsuits and state notices for the LLC; a post office box does not qualify, and the agent's address is public.
- Principal office and mailing address
- Where the business is run, and the address the state should write to if that differs; both appear on the public record.
- Managers or members
- Who runs the LLC. The Biennial Report lists them, usually with a business address for each, and some state screens call them governors, officials or principals.
- District of Columbia file or entity number
- The number District of Columbia gave the company when it was formed. It is on the approved formation document and on the state's business search, and it is how the filing finds the right record.
- Good standing, dissolution and reinstatement
- Good standing is the status a company keeps by filing on time. Administrative dissolution (some states say revocation or forfeiture) is what the state does to one that stops filing, and reinstatement is the filing that brings it back, with the missed reports and fees.
What Goes Wrong on the District of Columbia Biennial Report
- Filing a Biennial Report for the year the LLC was formed: a company formed in 2026 owes its first in 2027, and the state is not waiting for one before that.
- Filing before the window opens on January 1: District of Columbia does not take the new report year before then.
- Filing in an off year: District of Columbia's report falls every second year starting the year after formation, so a company formed in 2026 has no 2028 report.
- Looking the company up by name instead of its District of Columbia file or entity number: two companies can carry near-identical names, and the report then updates the wrong record.
- Trying to change the registered agent on the Biennial Report: District of Columbia takes the agent change as its own filing, before or after the report.
- Waiting too long: District of Columbia keeps taking the late report, with the $100 penalty, through December 31 of the report year. District of Columbia administratively dissolves or revokes an LLC that is one report behind, and the company then has to be reinstated.
After you file
boss.dc.gov shows a confirmation and sends a receipt to the filer's email; keep it with the company's records, because it is the proof of filing until the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection posts the Biennial Report to the public record. Once posted, the company's status on the District of Columbia business search stays active, which is what a bank, a lender, a landlord or a licensing board checks before it opens an account, extends credit or renews a license. A certificate of status or good standing, where one of them asks for paper proof, is a separate document the state issues on request. The next thing the District of Columbia business registry expects is the next Biennial Report, two years later; taxes and licenses run on their own calendars with other agencies.
Changing Your Registered Agent
District of Columbia's Biennial Report confirms the registered agent on record but does not replace it. A new agent is its own change-of-agent filing with the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection, filed before or after the report.
Registered agent service through America LLC Filing
Our registered agent partner's District of Columbia address goes on the public record instead of yours, and legal and state mail is scanned and forwarded the same business day. We file District of Columbia's change-of-agent form for you with the report order. Choose it on the order form.
File my report and switch my agent →How our registered agent service worksDistrict of Columbia Biennial Report: Questions
Can I file the District of Columbia Biennial Report online?+
Yes. District of Columbia takes it online through the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (boss.dc.gov), after you sign in or create an account. If you would rather not, we file it for you: one short form with your company's details, and we submit it to the state.
When is the District of Columbia Biennial Report due?+
April 1 in each report year. District of Columbia takes it January 1 to April 1. Order any time: if District of Columbia is not accepting the report yet, we hold it and file it the day the state opens.
What if I missed the District of Columbia deadline?+
The state's late penalty is $100, added by the state after April 1. District of Columbia keeps taking the late report, with the $100 penalty, through December 31 of the report year. District of Columbia administratively dissolves or revokes an LLC that is one report behind, and the company then has to be reinstated. We file late reports while the state still takes them; the state's penalty, where there is one, is paid to the state with its fee.
Is the District of Columbia Biennial Report every year?+
Every two years, starting the year after formation (formed in 2026: 2027, then 2029). In the years between, District of Columbia has nothing to take from your LLC, and a report sent in an off year is not what the state is waiting for. The dates table above shows which years are yours.
My LLC was formed this year. Do I file a Biennial Report?+
Not this year. An LLC formed in 2026 owes no Biennial Report for 2026; its first is the 2027 report, due April 1, 2027. After that it files every second year (2029, 2031). A report filed for the formation year is not required, and the state's system will either refuse it or treat it as next year's.
What do I need to file it?+
The company's exact legal name and its District of Columbia file or entity number, the principal and mailing address, the registered agent on record, and the managers or members. We ask for the same on our order form, so nothing is missing when we file.
Do I need an account on boss.dc.gov?+
Yes. The District of Columbia filing site asks you to sign in or register before it opens the Biennial Report When we file for you, our filer's account is used and nothing is created in your name.
Can I change my District of Columbia registered agent at the same time?+
Yes. District of Columbia takes the agent change as its own filing, separate from the Biennial Report; choose our registered agent service on our order form and we file that change for you with the report order, so our partner's District of Columbia address replaces yours on the record.
Is America LLC Filing the District of Columbia state office?+
No. America LLC Filing is a private filing service, not a government agency and not a law firm, and it is not affiliated with District of Columbia. The state's fee is the same whether you file at boss.dc.gov yourself or we file for you.
Annual reports in nearby states
- Maryland: Annual Report, due April 15 each year
- Virginia: Annual Registration Fee, due the last day of your anniversary month each year
- Delaware: Annual Tax, due June 1 each year
- Florida: Annual Report, due May 1 each year
- Georgia: Annual Registration, due April 1 each year
- North Carolina: Annual Report, due April 15 each year
Get Your District of Columbia Biennial Report Filed
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