Updated September 5, 2026. Quick answer: Texas requires a annual report; Texas LLCs file with the Comptroller of Public Accounts (not the Secretary of State), as part of the annual franchise tax report cycle. Even an LLC below the no-tax-due revenue threshold (which owes no tax) must still file the Public Information Report (Form 05-102) or, for non-corporate/LLC/LP entity types, the Ownership Information Report (Form 05-167), by the same date. The annual due date is May 15.
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Whether Texas requires one, and how often
Texas requires LLCs to file an annual report every year. $0, no Secretary of State periodic report; an annual Public Information Report or Ownership Report is filed with the Comptroller at no fee.
When it’s due
Texas LLCs file with the Comptroller of Public Accounts (not the Secretary of State), as part of the annual franchise tax report cycle. Even an LLC below the no-tax-due revenue threshold (which owes no tax) must still file the Public Information Report (Form 05-102) or, for non-corporate/LLC/LP entity types, the Ownership Information Report (Form 05-167), by the same date. The annual due date is May 15. (Administered by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts under Texas Tax Code Chapter 171 (Franchise Tax))
What it costs
$0, no Secretary of State periodic report; an annual Public Information Report or Ownership Report is filed with the Comptroller at no fee (source, read 2026-08-06).
What happens if you miss it
General Comptroller late-payment/late-filing penalty schedule (applies to franchise tax): 5% penalty if the tax is paid 1-30 days late, 10% if over 30 days late, an additional 10% (20% total) if paid after the date on a Notice of Tax/Fee Due is issued, plus statutory interest starting on day 61. Separately, a flat $50 per-report late-filing penalty applies generally, EXCEPT that, following a 2024 law change, there is no longer a $50 penalty specifically for filing the PIR/OIR late when the entity is at or below the no-tax-due revenue threshold. (Texas Comptroller general tax-penalty policy (Texas Tax Code Chapter 111 penalty/interest provisions, as summarized on the agency’s own site); PIR/OIR-specific $50-penalty repeal per comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/franchise/notices.php)
What eventually happens if it stays unfiled: Failing to file the PIR/OIR (even when no tax is owed) leads to forfeiture of the entity’s right to transact business in Texas, this is a Comptroller-issued forfeiture (Form 05-211 notice of intent, then Form 05-212 notice of forfeiture), distinct from, but which can lead into, Secretary of State involuntary termination. Effects include loss of the right to sue/defend in Texas courts and personal liability for certain entity debts falling on officers/directors/partners/members/owners. (Texas Tax Code §§ 171.251, 171.2515, 171.252, 171.255 (as cited directly by the Comptroller’s own page); forfeiture does not apply to financial institutions per Texas Tax Code Sections 171.259 and 171.260) “Even if you do not have to file a franchise tax report because you are at or below the no tax due threshold or you file a franchise tax report and pay all taxes due, your entity may forfeit its right to transact business if you fail to file a completed and signed PIR or OIR. The effects of forfeiture include the denial of your entity’s right to sue or defend in a Texas court, and each officer, director, partner, member or owner becomes personally liable for certain debts of the entity (Texas Tax Code Sections 171.251, 171.2515, 171.252 and 171.255).”
Where to file
File at https://security.app.cpa.state.tx.us/. Webfile, the Texas Comptroller’s eSystems/Webfile login, used to file the franchise tax report and the accompanying Public/Ownership Information Report electronically.
What this page does not answer
State income tax, franchise tax and federal (IRS) filing obligations are separate from this report and follow their own deadlines and rules. This page does not source those. We have the state periodic-report answer at primary and nothing else.
Closing the LLC instead of keeping it current? See dissolving an LLC in Texas.
Sources
Every citation on this page is the state’s own Secretary of State site or official statute text. No formation service, no registered-agent marketing page and no aggregator is cited anywhere in this cluster as a source of law.
- State fee schedule / hub table source: https://direct.sos.state.tx.us/help/help-corp.asp?pg=fee
- Due date: https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/franchise/faq/reports-payments.php
- Late penalty: https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/file-pay/penalties.php
- Administrative dissolution: https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/franchise/pir-oir-filing-req.php
- Filing portal: https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/file-pay/about-webfile.php
Related: Texas’s registered agent requirements, including who can serve and what happens if you don’t have one.
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