Corporation Annual/Biennial Compliance and Good-Standing Packet - Kentucky
KENTUCKY CORPORATION ANNUAL-REPORT AND GOOD-STANDING PACKET
Scope. Use for a domestic or registered foreign business corporation. Nonprofit, professional, financial, insurance, and other specially regulated corporations require separate review.
1. CORPORATE RECORD
| Item | Verified information |
|---|---|
| Exact corporate name | [________________________________] |
| Kentucky organization number | [________________________________] |
| Domestic or registered foreign corporation | ☐ Domestic ☐ Foreign |
| Current Secretary of State status | [________________________________] |
| Principal office | [________________________________] |
| Registered agent and office | [________________________________] |
| Last annual report filed | [__/__/____] |
2. JANUARY 1-JUNE 30 CALENDAR AND FEE
Covered entities file between January 1 and June 30 each year after formation or qualification. As of 2026-10-22, the annual-report fee is $15.
| Control | Date / amount |
|---|---|
| Filing window opens | January 1 |
| Annual report deadline | June 30 |
| Filing fee | $15 as of 2026-10-22 |
| Filing method | ☐ Online ☐ Mail ☐ In person |
| Filing confirmation | [________________________________] |
3. CORPORATION-SPECIFIC REPORT REVIEW
The official annual-report instructions require confirmation or submission of the entity's principal and registered-agent/office record and, as applicable, officers and directors.
| Report item | Current value | Verified |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate name and organization number | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Principal office | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Registered agent and office | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Each officer's name and address | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Each director's name and address | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Authorized signer and report date | [________________________________] | ☐ |
☐ Changes to the principal office or registered agent/office are made through the proper statement of change, not the annual-report postcard.
☐ A corporate-name, articles, or capital change is routed to a separate filing.
4. STATUS AND CURE GATE
Missing the June 30 report deadline is a ground for the Secretary of State to begin administrative dissolution for a domestic corporation or revocation of authority for a foreign corporation. Neither consequence takes effect automatically on June 30. The Secretary of State gives notice; the entity has 60 days after the notice is mailed to correct the ground or show that it does not exist. If the ground remains, the Secretary of State files a dissolution or revocation certificate under the applicable statute.
☐ Missing report years and current status confirmed.
☐ Any Secretary of State notice date and the 60-day cure period recorded; correct the delinquency promptly.
☐ A dissolved domestic corporation is routed to the Kentucky corporation reinstatement packet.
☐ A revoked foreign corporation is routed to the current certificate-of-authority application for requalification, as directed by the Secretary of State.
☐ Revenue and unemployment-insurance clearance is reviewed where required for reinstatement.
5. GOOD-STANDING EVIDENCE
| Evidence | Retained |
|---|---|
| Official organization-search record | ☐ |
| Accepted annual report and receipt | ☐ |
| Certificate of good standing/status | ☐ If requested |
No certificate is represented as tax, license, regulated-industry, or foreign-jurisdiction clearance.
6. NEXT-CYCLE CONTROL
| Task | Owner | Due date |
|---|---|---|
| Recheck annual-report instructions, fee, and amendment activity | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
| Review agent, offices, officers, and directors | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
| File by June 30 | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
| Order status evidence if needed | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
7. COMPLETION CERTIFICATE
Prepared by: [________________________________]
Official sources rechecked on: [__/__/____]
Authorized filer: [________________________________]
Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
SOURCES AND REFERENCES
- Kentucky Secretary of State, Annual Reports
- Kentucky Secretary of State, Online Business Filings
- KRS 14A.6-010, annual report
- KRS 14A.7-010, domestic dissolution grounds
- KRS 14A.7-020, dissolution notice and procedure
- KRS 14A.7-030, reinstatement
- KRS 14A.9-070 and 14A.9-080, foreign revocation and procedure
Filing window, fee, corporation fields, statement-of-change boundary, dissolution/revocation procedure, and cure route checked against the official sources above on 2026-10-22.
About this template
- Last updated
- October 22, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 22, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky
- Category
- Corporate & Business
Legal authority
- KRS 14A.6-010(3)
- KRS 14A.7-010(1)(a)
- KRS 14A.7-020(2)
- KRS 14A.7-030(1)
- KRS 14A.9-070(1)
- KRS 14A.9-080(2)
- Kentucky Secretary of State, Annual Reports
Corporate documents govern how a company makes decisions, records them, and handles disputes between owners, directors, and officers. Proper corporate paperwork is what lets a business take advantage of limited liability, pass clean audits, and survive an acquisition or investor review. Skipping formalities like written resolutions and signed consents is one of the fastest ways for a business owner to lose personal asset protection.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 22, 2026.
KRS 14A.6-010(3) (checked October 22, 2026): "Subsequent annual reports shall be delivered to the Secretary of State between January 1 and June 30 of each following calendar year."
KRS 14A.7-010(1)(a) (checked October 22, 2026): "The Secretary of State may commence a proceeding to administratively dissolve an entity: (a) If the entity does not deliver for filing its annual report with the Secretary of State by the due date thereof."
KRS 14A.7-020(2) (checked October 22, 2026): "If the entity does not within sixty (60) days from the date on which the notice was mailed, correct each ground for dissolution"
KRS 14A.7-030(1) (checked October 22, 2026): "An entity administratively dissolved under KRS 14A.7-020 or predecessor law may apply to the Secretary of State for reinstatement at any time after the effective date of dissolution."
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