Updated September 4, 2026. Quick answer: Maine requires a annual report; Jan 1 – June 1 annually.
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Whether Maine requires one, and how often
Maine requires LLCs to file an annual report every year. $85 (domestic LLC); $150 for a foreign LLC.
When it’s due
Jan 1 – June 1 annually. (Title 31 §1665)
What it costs
$85 (domestic LLC); $150 for a foreign LLC.
What happens if you miss it
$50 late filing penalty, in addition to the annual report filing fee. (Title 31 §1667 / §1680)
What eventually happens if it stays unfiled: Non-payment of the annual report fee or the $50 penalty leads directly to administrative dissolution (domestic) / revocation (foreign); no fixed grace period stated beyond ‘prior to revocation or administrative dissolution.’ (Title 31 §1667) “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 shall… administratively dissolve a limited liability company.”
Where to file
File at https://apps1.web.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/aro/index.pl. Maine online annual report filing.
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.
The annual/biennial report fee above is a recurring cost of keeping the LLC active, separate from what it cost to form. See what an LLC costs in Maine for the full cost picture.
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.
Related: Maine’s registered agent requirements, including who can serve and what happens if you don’t have one.