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What it is
Every New York LLC (under Limited Liability Company Law §301(e)) and every business corporation (under Business Corporation Law §408) files a Biennial Statement with the Department of State every two years. That includes companies formed in another state and authorized to do business in New York. It confirms the address the Secretary of State uses to forward service of process. That is the whole filing.
Most states call this an annual report and charge annually (see New York LLC annual report for how the two compare). New York asks every two years and charges $9. It has nothing to do with your taxes, and nothing to do with the one-time newspaper publication requirement you dealt with when you formed.
When yours is due
The month your Articles of Organization (for a corporation, the Certificate of Incorporation) were filed, every second year. Formed in March 2026, you file in March 2028, March 2030, and so on. If your company was formed in another state, such as a foreign LLC, the month comes from its Application for Authority instead.
The Department of State emails a notice at the start of the month it is due, but only if it has an email address for your company. Without one, nothing arrives by email, which is how most people miss it.
What we do for you
- Confirm your DOS ID and the exact name the state has on record.
- Confirm your due month against the state register before you pay.
- File the statement with the Department of State and pay the $9 state fee.
- Email you the confirmation, and remind you before the next one is due.
What happens if you miss it
New York charges no late fee. Anyone telling you otherwise is selling urgency. What actually happens is that the Department of State marks your entity past due, and that status is public. It surfaces when:
- a bank reviews your business account or a lender runs diligence,
- a landlord or counterparty checks whether your company is active before signing,
- you order a Certificate of Good Standing, which will say the company is past due on its Biennial Statement.
The Department of State notes that this may stop the company from completing certain business transactions. A past-due statement can still be filed online, and there is no penalty to pay.
What it costs
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| New York Department of State filing fee | $9 |
| Our fee to prepare and file it | $50 |
| Total | $59 |
We file through the state's e-Statement portal on our own card, so unlike publication the $9 is collected from you and remitted in full. It is shown separately because it is the state's money, not ours, and we never mark it up.
Quick answers about the Biennial Statement
- What is a New York Biennial Statement?
- A short filing every New York LLC and business corporation must make with the Department of State every two years, under Limited Liability Company Law §301(e) for LLCs and Business Corporation Law §408 for corporations. It confirms the address to which the Secretary of State forwards service of process. The state filing fee is $9.
- When is my New York Biennial Statement due?
- In the calendar month your LLC's Articles of Organization or your corporation's Certificate of Incorporation were originally filed, every second year. If your company was formed in March 2026, statements are due in March 2028, March 2030 and so on. For a company formed in another state, the month is taken from the date its Application for Authority was filed in New York.
- How do I file a Biennial Statement in New York?
- Online with the New York Department of State, in the calendar month it is due, with the state's $9 fee. It confirms the address the state forwards legal papers to. We can file it for you for $59 all in, and remind you before the next one.
- What is the penalty for filing a New York Biennial Statement late?
- New York charges no late fee. The Department of State shows the entity as past due in its records, and any Certificate of Status or status letter will say so, which the Department notes may prevent the company from completing certain business transactions. A past-due statement can still be filed online.
- Does New York send a reminder when the Biennial Statement is due?
- Only by email, and only if the Department of State has an email address for the entity: it sends a notice at the start of the month the statement is due. Without an email address on file, no email notice arrives.
- Do corporations file a Biennial Statement too?
- Yes. New York business corporations and LLCs both file a Biennial Statement every two years, in the calendar month the entity was originally formed or authorized in New York.
- Is a Biennial Statement the same as an annual report?
- It is New York's equivalent. Most states require an annual report; New York requires this filing every two years instead. It is separate from your taxes and separate from the one-time newspaper publication requirement.
- How much does it cost to file a Biennial Statement in New York?
- The state fee is $9, paid to the New York Department of State. Our fee to prepare and file it for you is $50, so $59 in total. We remit the $9 in full and never mark it up.
The people behind every filing.
A small team reviews every order and follows it through until it is filed with the state.
Dekel Shenhar
Operations
Coordinates the newspapers, reviews each notice, and tracks the affidavits until they are filed with the state.
Igal Feigin
Engineering
Builds and maintains the checkout, tracking, and document workflow behind every order.
Nick Sciama
Government contracting
Leads our government contracting work.
Susie Calloway
Customer Support
Helps customers with order questions, updates, and the next step in their filing.
File it and stop tracking it
$59 all in, including the state's $9. We confirm your due month against the state register before you pay.
LLC Law §301(e) / BCL §408. Filed through the New York Department of State e-Statement service.
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General information, not legal advice.