Washington D.C. LLC Biennial Report: $300 Every 2 Years
D.C. doesn't ask for an annual report — it asks for a Biennial Report, filed every two years, due April 1. Here's exactly how the two-year cycle works and what happens if you miss it.
Every D.C. LLC files a Biennial Report (Form BRA-25) with the DLCP, not a standard annual report. The fee is $300, the same whether filed online or by mail. Your first report is due April 1 of the year following your LLC's registration — regardless of whether you formed in January or December of that year. Every report after is due April 1, every two years. A $100 late fee applies (total $400) if filed after the deadline, with a grace period until September 1 before the DLCP can administratively dissolve your LLC.
- Fee
- $300 — same online or mail
- Cycle
- Every 2 years, not annual
- Due date
- April 1
- First report
- April 1 of the year after formation
- Late fee
- $100 (total $400)
- Grace period
- Until September 1
How the 2-Year Cycle Works
This is worth understanding clearly, since it's genuinely different from the annual-report structure most other states use: D.C.'s Biennial Report is due every two years, not every year, always on April 1.
- First report: due April 1 of the year after your LLC's registration, regardless of whether you formed in January or December of the prior year.
- Example: an LLC approved anytime in 2026 owes its first Biennial Report by April 1, 2027 — then every two years after: 2029, 2031, and so on.
- Same fee for domestic and foreign LLCs: $300, whether your LLC formed in D.C. or elsewhere and registered to do business here.
- No separate annual report exists — D.C. deliberately uses this two-year structure instead of an annual one.
Find Your Deadline
Washington D.C. Biennial Report Calculator
Enter your formation year → find your recurring deadline
Educational estimate. Your report is due every 2 years after the first, always on April 1. Confirm your exact registration date with the DLCP.
How to File
Log in to CorpOnline
Use your Access DC login — the same portal used for formation, currently transitioning to BOSS in August 2026.
Confirm your information and pay $300
Verify your registered agent, address, and ownership details; update anything that changed.
File online for immediate approval
Online filings are approved immediately; mail filings take about 15 business days. There's no in-person filing option for the Biennial Report.
If You Miss April 1
$100 late fee
Applied once you file after April 1, bringing your total to $400.
A 5-month grace period, until September 1
You can still file and cure the late fee during this window without dissolution risk.
Administrative dissolution after September 1
Failure to file the Biennial Report is the #1 reason D.C. LLCs get administratively dissolved. Reinstatement requires a separate application plus all outstanding fees and fines.
Ahmad Adil's Take: the two-year cycle is genuinely the thing I want every D.C. founder to internalize about this filing, because it cuts both ways. On one hand, you only think about it every other year — genuinely convenient. On the other, that same infrequency is exactly why it's the #1 reason D.C. LLCs get dissolved: two years is long enough to simply forget the deadline exists. My advice: the moment you form, put a calendar reminder for April 1 of next year, then set it to recur every 2 years after. Don't rely on memory alone for something that only comes around this rarely.
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Ahmad Adil is the founder and CEO of LLC School. The figures here — the $99 Articles of Organization, the $300 Biennial Report due every two years, and DC’s Unincorporated Business Franchise Tax — reflect current DLCP and DC Office of Tax and Revenue guidance. This is educational content, not legal or tax advice.
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