Kentucky LLC Annual Report: $15, Due June 30 (2026)
Kentucky’s annual report costs $15 and is due by June 30. File during the January 1–June 30 window and keep the confirmation. Missing the deadline risks administrative dissolution; check the official record and current reinstatement process promptly.
File the $15 Kentucky Annual Report between January 1 and June 30, starting the calendar year after formation. SOS guidance states that domestic entities failing to file by June 30 are administratively dissolved, inactive and in bad standing until reinstated. Do not plan on a grace period. Foreign entities face revocation of authority. Check the official organization record for the actual status.
- Fee
- $15 per year
- Window
- Jan 1 – Jun 30
- First report due
- Year after formation
- Filed where
- sos.ky.gov — online
- Late penalty
- Check dissolution status
- Reinstatement
- $100 + missed reports
What the Kentucky Annual Report Is
The Annual Report is a compliance check-in, not a financial disclosure. Kentucky just wants to confirm your LLC still exists and its public information is current: principal office address, registered agent, and the names and addresses of members or managers. No revenue figures, no tax data — that's what the LLET return is for.
- Annual Report fee — $15. Confirm acceptance through the official record.
- Fixed window: January 1 through June 30, every year. Not your anniversary — everyone's deadline is June 30.
- First report: due the calendar year after formation. Form in 2026 → first report due January 1 – June 30, 2027.
- Every active LLC files — even with zero revenue, zero activity, and zero employees.
Your Deadline Timeline — Calculated
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How to File in 5 Minutes
Go to the Kentucky SOS online filing portal
Annual reports are filed directly through the Secretary of State's site. Search your LLC by name or organization number.
Confirm or update your information
Principal office address, registered agent, and member/manager names. Note: changing your registered agent here requires the $10 statement of change with consent.
Pay $15 and save your confirmation
Save the filing confirmation and check the official organization record for current standing. A filed annual report alone does not certify every compliance requirement.
File in January. The window opens January 1. Filing in the first week — while you're doing year-start bookkeeping anyway — makes June 30 irrelevant. The state mails reminders to your registered agent, but never rely on mail for a deadline that can dissolve your company.
What Happens If You Miss June 30
Kentucky doesn't charge a late fee — the penalty is worse than money:
After the June 30 deadline: check dissolution status
File the $15 Kentucky Annual Report between January 1 and June 30, starting the calendar year after formation. SOS guidance states that domestic entities failing to file by June 30 are administratively dissolved, inactive and in bad standing until reinstated. Do not plan on a grace period. Foreign entities face revocation of authority. Check the official organization record for the actual status.
If the entity is administratively dissolved
Check the official record and follow the reinstatement process before relying on active status. Dissolution has legal consequences that cannot be decided by this calculator.
The comeback costs more
Follow the SOS reinstatement application process and submit the required application as instructed. The SOS requests good-standing letters from the Department of Revenue and, for profit companies, Unemployment Insurance unless the entity obtains them itself. Pay the $100 reinstatement penalty and all delinquent filing fees. An application alone does not establish reinstatement approval.
Reinstating a Dissolved Kentucky LLC
Follow the SOS reinstatement application process and submit the required application as instructed. The SOS requests good-standing letters from the Department of Revenue and, for profit companies, Unemployment Insurance unless the entity obtains them itself. Pay the $100 reinstatement penalty and all delinquent filing fees. An application alone does not establish reinstatement approval.
Planning note: file early in the January–June window, keep your registered-agent and contact information current, and verify acceptance in the official organization record.
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Deadline and Reinstatement Requirements
File the $15 Kentucky Annual Report between January 1 and June 30, starting the calendar year after formation. SOS guidance states that domestic entities failing to file by June 30 are administratively dissolved, inactive and in bad standing until reinstated. Do not plan on a grace period. Foreign entities face revocation of authority. Check the official organization record for the actual status. Follow the SOS reinstatement application process and submit the required application as instructed. The SOS requests good-standing letters from the Department of Revenue and, for profit companies, Unemployment Insurance unless the entity obtains them itself. Pay the $100 reinstatement penalty and all delinquent filing fees. An application alone does not establish reinstatement approval.
Kentucky SOS annual report and reinstatement guidance.
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