Kentucky LLC Annual Requirements (2026): $15 Report Due June 30
Kentucky keeps an LLC's yearly checklist short: one $15 report to the Secretary of State, a registered agent that never lapses, and the state's entity tax. Short does not mean optional, since the endpoint for ignoring the list is dissolution. Here is each requirement with its statute and deadline.
The annual report and its June 30 deadline
KRS 14A.6-010 requires every LLC, domestic and foreign, to file an annual report. The window opens January 1 and closes June 30; the report is timely on any day in between. A newly formed LLC owes its first report the year after the calendar year it was organized, so a 2026 formation reports for the first time in the 2027 window.
What the report actually contains
Kentucky pre-fills the report from your record and prints it postcard-style; once you file, a file-stamped postcard returns to your principal office. The form asks for very little. There is no EIN field, no NAICS or business purpose entry, and no fresh agent consent signature. Managers get listed only when the LLC is manager-managed.
Two things the report cannot do: change your registered agent, and change your principal office. Those take form RAC and form POC respectively, $10 apiece.
Filing takes minutes
Ready to get started?
Get Started- Open FastTrack and look up your LLC.
- Confirm the pre-populated information still matches reality.
- Submit with the $15 fee. Online reports take effect immediately, and a receipt hits your email.
Miss the window and here is the timeline
On July 1 the LLC drops into bad standing, and Kentucky mails a 60-Day Notice. There is no late fee; filing by approximately August 31 restores good standing with no penalty attached. Let the notice expire unanswered and the state administratively dissolves a domestic LLC, while a foreign LLC loses its certificate of authority. Either way, coming back requires reinstatement.
Beyond the report
- Registered agent, always. KRS 14A.4-010 demands a continuously maintained registered office at a physical Kentucky address. No agent on file is its own road to administrative dissolution.
- LLET. The Limited Liability Entity Tax carries a $175 minimum on gross receipts or revenues and runs separately from anything the Secretary of State collects.
- Federal obligations. Single-member LLCs report on the owner's return, multi-member LLCs file Form 1065, and members generally owe self-employment tax plus quarterly estimates when enough is due.
We track the June 30 date for every registered agent client and send reminders while the window is open.