Washington D.C. LLC Biennial Report: $300 Every 2 Years
D.C. doesn't ask for an Biennial 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 Biennial 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 Biennial 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 BOSS
BOSS replaced the legacy workflow in August 2026. Use the current DLCP portal and account instructions.
Confirm your information and pay $300
Verify your registered agent, address, and ownership details; update anything that changed.
Submit and retain the filing confirmation
Use BOSS through the DLCP/Access DC entry point. Find the entity, choose its BRA-25 Biennial Report filing, review the current required address, agent and ownership information, submit payment and retain the filing confirmation. Confirm the entity record shows the report filed; do not assume a payment or immediate screen guarantees acceptance.
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
File and resolve the actual entity-record deficiency promptly. Five months after a report becomes due, nonfiling is a ground for administrative dissolution; do not treat the cure period as an extension of the April 1 due date.
Administrative dissolution after September 1
Failure to file creates administrative-dissolution risk. Review the entity’s actual status and any reinstatement requirements with DLCP.
Calendar the first April 1 deadline in the year after registration, then every two years. Track the actual entity record and retain filing confirmation.
- ✓Optional formation assistance; confirm filing scope, service pricing and submission responsibilities. Government fee reference: $99 filing fee.
- ✓Optional formation assistance; confirm filing scope, service pricing and submission responsibilities.
- ✓Confirm registered-agent eligibility, coverage, included periods and renewal charges.
- ✓Review address-use rules and privacy policies; a service does not remove all information from public filings.
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Current BOSS filing workflow
Use BOSS through the DLCP/Access DC entry point. Find the entity, choose its BRA-25 Biennial Report filing, review the current required address, agent and ownership information, submit payment and retain the filing confirmation. Confirm the entity record shows the report filed; do not assume a payment or immediate screen guarantees acceptance.
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Ahmad Adil is the founder and CEO of LLC School. For filing and ongoing compliance, confirm the requirements with the responsible state agency. This is educational information, not legal or tax advice.
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