LLC Annual/Biennial Compliance and Good-Standing Packet - Maine
MAINE LLC ANNUAL-REPORT AND GOOD-STANDING PACKET
1. ENTITY RECORD
| Item | Verified information |
|---|---|
| Exact LLC name | [________________________________] |
| Maine charter number | [________________________________] |
| Domestic or foreign LLC | ☐ Domestic ☐ Foreign |
| Formation/qualification year | [________] |
| Current status | [________________________________] |
2. ANNUAL CALENDAR
Unless the Secretary of State has filed a certificate excusing an inactive LLC under 31 M.R.S. § 1665(5), the first report is filed between January 1 and June 1 of the year following formation or qualification. Each later report is due by June 1.
| Control | Date / amount |
|---|---|
| Filing window | January 1–June 1 |
| Domestic business-entity fee | $85 |
| Foreign business-entity fee | $150 |
3. REPORT REVIEW
☐ Entity record reviewed through Annual Reports Online or on the preprinted paper form.
☐ Clerk/registered-agent, principal-office, and other displayed report information confirmed.
☐ Business activity in Maine and the name and address of at least one member, manager, or other authorized person confirmed.
☐ Authorized signature, accepted report, and receipt retained.
☐ Email reminder address is current; Maine does not mail annual-report reminders.
4. LATE-FILING GATE
An annual report received after June 1 is subject to a late-filing penalty. Failure to file the report and pay the report fee or penalty can lead to administrative dissolution of a domestic LLC or revocation of a foreign LLC's qualification. The Secretary of State must first give written notice; dissolution or revocation follows only if the ground is not corrected within the applicable 60-day period. 31 M.R.S. §§ 1667(1), 1592(1)-(2), 1626(1)-(2).
☐ If late, current penalty and entity status confirmed before filing.
☐ Separate reinstatement work is opened if the entity is already dissolved or revoked.
5. SOURCES AND REFERENCES
- Maine Revised Statutes, 31 M.R.S. § 1665
- Maine Secretary of State — Filing Requirement Reminders
- Maine Annual Reports Online
- Maine LLC Amended Annual Report Form
Confirm the current fees and filing instructions before submitting a report.
About this template
- Last updated
- October 25, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 25, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Maine
- Category
- Corporate & Business
Legal authority
- 31 M.R.S. § 1665 (LLC annual report)
- 5 M.R.S. § 105(1) (registered-agent information)
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 25, 2026.
31 M.R.S. § 1667(1) (checked October 25, 2026): "Upon a limited liability company's failure to file the annual report and to pay the annual report fee or the penalty, the Secretary of State, notwithstanding Title 4, chapter 5 and Title 5, chapter 375, shall revoke a foreign limited liability company's authority to do business in this State and administratively dissolve a limited liability company."
31 M.R.S. § 1592(1)-(2) (checked October 25, 2026): "The limited liability company is administratively dissolved if, within 60 days after the notice under subsection 1 is issued and is perfected under subsection 8, the Secretary of State determines that the limited liability company has failed to correct the ground or grounds for the dissolution."
31 M.R.S. § 1626(1)-(2) (checked October 25, 2026): "The statement of foreign qualification is revoked if the Secretary of State determines that the foreign limited liability company has failed to correct the ground or grounds for revocation within 60 days after the notice under subsection 1 was issued."
31 M.R.S. § 1665 (checked October 25, 2026): "Each year, each limited liability company or each foreign limited liability company authorized to conduct business in this State shall deliver to the office of the Secretary of State for filing an annual report"
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