Reference · Connecticut
Connecticut LLC requirements
Every requirement we've verified for a domestic LLC in Connecticut, with the source for each. For the plain-English cost answer, use the cost calculator.
| Filing agency | Connecticut Secretary of the State - Business Services Division |
|---|---|
| Formation filing fee | $120 |
| Filing fee notes | Certificate of Organization (including appointment of statutory agent) per official CT SOTS fee schedule. |
| Standard processing | Not confirmed. |
| Expedited options | Not confirmed. |
| Periodic report | Annual Report |
| Report frequency | annual |
| Report fee | $80 |
| Report deadline | Filed each year between January 1 and March 31 - a fixed calendar window, not anniversary-based. |
| Late penalty | No monetary late fee. A delinquent entity cannot obtain a Certificate of Legal Existence (good standing). |
| Administrative dissolution | SOTS may administratively dissolve any entity more than one year in default of its Annual Report obligation. |
| State tax | No franchise tax. The flat $250 biennial Business Entity Tax on LLCs was repealed for periods on or after 1 January 2020. |
| Minimum state tax | None |
| Newspaper publication | Not required |
| Registered agent required | Yes |
| First-year minimum | $200 |
Confidence
What we're less sure about
Verified against the official state page
- $120 + $80 = $200, an upper bound - CT does not explicitly state whether an LLC formed late in a year is exempt from the next Jan-Mar window.
- $120 fee sourced from a 2020-dated fee schedule PDF; corroborated as current by secondary sources but no 2026-dated official schedule located.
Provenance
Sources
Every figure above traces to one of these. If a state changes a fee and we haven't caught it, tell us — we log corrections publicly.
- business.ct.gov — https://business.ct.gov/forms-and-fees
- business.ct.gov — https://business.ct.gov/file-annual-report
- portal.ct.gov — https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/business-services/bsd-forms/fee-schedule-revised-712020.pdf