California Statement of Information — Step 5 of 8
After a California LLC is formed or a foreign LLC registers in California, its initial Statement of Information is due within 90 days. The filing fee is $20. After the initial filing, LLCs generally file every two years during a six-month statutory filing window. A late filing can lead to a delinquency notice, a $250 penalty, and eventually suspension if the problem remains unresolved.
California LLCs and foreign LLCs registered in California must file an initial Statement of Information within 90 days, then file biennially during the applicable six-month filing period. The filing fee is $20, and the filing can be submitted through bizfile. If a required Statement is not filed, the Secretary of State can send a delinquency notice; if the filing is still missing 60 days after that notice, a $250 penalty can be assessed. A separate suspension process can follow continued noncompliance.
- Form
- LLC-12
- Fee
- $20
- Initial due
- Within 90 days
- Then
- Every 2 years
- File via
- bizfile online
- Late?
- Notice → possible $250
- Next step
- Step 6 →
What the Statement of Information Is
The Statement of Information is California's recurring business-record filing for LLCs. It is not an income-tax return. The initial Statement is due within 90 days after the original Articles of Organization are filed, or within 90 days after a foreign LLC registers to transact intrastate business in California. After that, the Statement is filed every two years during the applicable statutory filing period.
Here's what you report on it:
- LLC name & Secretary of State file number
- Principal business address
- Agent for service of process
- Managers or members (names & addresses)
- CEO, if your LLC has one
- Type of business
Statement of Information Due-Date Calculator
Enter the date your LLC was formed or registered in California. The calculator will show the initial 90-day date and the recurring biennial due dates based on the California filing-period schedule:
The initial Statement is due within 90 days. After that, the statutory filing period is the formation/registration anniversary month plus the five immediately preceding calendar months, ending on the last day of the anniversary month. The calculator cannot know whether you already filed an earlier Statement, so confirm your entity's current due date and status in bizfile.
Late filing has a notice process before the $250 penaltyIf a required Statement is not filed, the Secretary of State provides a delinquency notice. If the Statement is still not filed within 60 days after that notice, the entity can be certified to the Franchise Tax Board for a $250 penalty. Suspension is a separate later process with additional statutory conditions and another pending-suspension notice. Do not treat the original due date as an automatic same-day $250 penalty.
How to File It
- Go to bizfile Online (bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov) — California files the LLC-12 online.
- Look up your LLC and confirm or update the address, agent, and management details.
- Pay the $20 filing fee and submit using the payment options shown in bizfile.
- Save the confirmation and set a 2-year reminder for the next one.
No-change filing optionAfter an initial complete Statement of Information has been filed, an LLC whose information has not changed may use the Secretary of State's no-change filing option when its Statement is due. The filing fee is still $20. Filing the required Statement satisfies this Secretary of State reporting obligation; an entity's overall status can also depend on other state requirements.
Official sources checked August 2026The filing fee, initial 90-day deadline, biennial filing window, no-change option, delinquency notice, $250 penalty, and suspension process were checked against current California Secretary of State guidance, California Corporations Code sections 17702.09, 17713.09 and 17713.10, and Franchise Tax Board guidance.
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California Statement of Information — FAQ
Enjoys-life Team is the founder of Enjoys-life. The key Statement of Information rules on this page — including the $20 fee, 90-day initial deadline, biennial six-month filing period, delinquency process, $250 penalty, and suspension rules — were checked against current California Secretary of State, California Corporations Code, and Franchise Tax Board sources in August 2026.
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