Everything You Need to Know About Business Entity Reports
Due: For-profit entities file every other year (biennial) in the anniversary month in which the entity was originally created, while non-profit entities file annually in the anniversary month in which they were originally created. Entity reports can be submitted up to 90 prior before the month in which report is due. To see specifically when your entity report is due, conduct a business search here.
What information to include: Any information that may have changed in regard to the business filing. All information must be current as of the date the report is signed by the entity. The following information must be contain in the entity report in order for it to be accepted:
(1) the name of the entity and, if a registered foreign entity, its jurisdiction of formation;
(2) the registered agent information required by IC 23-0.5-4-3(b);
(3) the street address of the entity's principal office;
(4) for a corporation, the names and business addresses of its directors, secretary, and the highest executive office of the corporation; and
(5) for a nonprofit corporation, the names and business or resident addresses of its directors, secretary, and highest executive office.
How to Submit: The cheapest, easiest, and quickest way to file your entity report is online. However, paper filings are still accepted
Need Guidance?: Watch this Instructional video on how to file a business entity report
Pay the Fee:
For Profit by Mail: $50
For Profit Online: $31
Non-profit by Mail: $20
Non-Profit Online: $21
Failure to submit a business entity report: If your business entity does not timely submit the required business entity report, the Secretary of State’s office will administratively dissolve or revoke the business entity. Prior to dissolution, our office, utilizing the contact information associated with the business entity, will send no fewer than four reminders regarding the due business entity report. After five months of a business entity report being overdue, the business will be administratively dissolved.
My business entity has been dissolved for failure to submit a business entity report: If it has been less than 5 years since the business was administratively dissolved, you can reinstate the business. If the business has been administratively dissolved for more than 5 years, the business cannot be resurrected; however, certain affairs related to the business can be wound up under IC 23-0.5-6-2.
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