Deadline looms for filing of annual reports by Maine businesses and nonprofits
Annual reports are due on Monday, June 3, for all business and nonprofit entities on file with the Secretary of State's office as of Dec. 31, 2018.
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said in a news release that those who must file can do so quickly and easily using the Secretary of State's online filing system. Payment can be made by Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, electronic check or with a subscriber account.
A substantial late-filing penalty will be assessed, and may not be waived, on all reports received after the June 3 filing deadline.
Dunlap said the annual report fee is $85 for domestic business entities, $150 for foreign business entities and $35 for domestic or foreign nonprofit corporations. Entities that filed online in a previous year will be able to review the information provided at that time, and will simply need to update that information as necessary prior to filing this year’s report.
For account subscribers, the online filing service includes additional functionality to assist with managing multiple annual report filings.
Another online service allows non-commercial clerks or non-commercial registered agents to change their addresses. This service also allows an authorized individual of a foreign entity (organized outside of the state of Maine) to change the principal or home office address. Anyone wishing to make these address changes separately from the online annual report filing service can go online here.
Those who prefer to file a paper annual report can download a pre-printed form from this online website.
The Secretary of State’s Corporations Division can assist with questions regarding annual report filing or changing an address. The division can be reached at (207) 624-7752 or by email here.
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