To renew your Oregon business registration, file an annual report through the Secretary of State’s online portal at sos.oregon.gov on the anniversary of your entity’s original filing date. The fee is $100 for domestic corporations, LLCs, and nonprofits, and $275 for most foreign entities. The filing itself takes only a few minutes online, but missing the deadline can lead to administrative dissolution, so knowing what’s required and when matters.
When Your Renewal Is Due
Your annual report is due each year on the anniversary of your entity’s original registration with the state. An LLC formed on March 15 renews every March 15.1Oregon Secretary of State. Annual Report or Renewal
The Secretary of State mails a renewal notice roughly 45 to 50 days before the due date. Not receiving that notice does not excuse a late filing. The statute puts the responsibility on you to file on time regardless of whether any notice arrives.2Oregon State Legislature. Oregon Revised Statutes 63.787 – Annual Report; Updates; Rules
Assumed business names work differently. They renew every two years, within 30 days before the second anniversary of the original registration and each second anniversary after that.3Oregon State Legislature. Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 648 – Assumed Business Names Missing that deadline is grounds for administrative cancellation of the name registration.
What the Annual Report Asks For
The annual report is not a financial statement. It’s a snapshot of who runs the business and where the state can find them.
For corporations, the report must include the names and addresses of the president and secretary, the registered agent’s name and street address, the principal office address, and a description of the business’s primary activity.4Oregon State Legislature. Oregon Revised Statutes 60.787 – Annual Report; Updates; Rules For LLCs, you provide the names and addresses of the managers (if manager-managed) or at least one member (if member-managed), along with the same registered agent, principal office, and business activity details.2Oregon State Legislature. Oregon Revised Statutes 63.787 – Annual Report; Updates; Rules
One detail catches people out: the information you submit must be current as of 30 days before your anniversary date, not just the day you file.4Oregon State Legislature. Oregon Revised Statutes 60.787 – Annual Report; Updates; Rules If your registered agent changed six weeks before your anniversary, the new agent needs to appear on the report.
Before starting, locate your entity’s Registry Number by searching for your business on the Secretary of State’s business registry. You’ll need it to pull up your filing.
Filing Fees by Entity Type
Fees vary by entity type. The current schedule is:5Oregon Secretary of State. Business Registry Fee Schedule
- Domestic business or professional corporation: $100 per year
- Domestic nonprofit corporation: $100 per year
- Domestic LLC: $100 per year
- Foreign business or professional corporation: $275 per year
- Foreign LLC: $275 per year
- Foreign nonprofit corporation: $50 per year
- Assumed business name: $50 every two years
Foreign entities (those formed outside Oregon but registered to do business here) pay substantially more than domestic ones.
How to File
The fastest option is the online portal on the Secretary of State’s website. After you enter your registry number, the system pulls up your existing record and walks you through each field. Update anything that has changed, confirm the rest, and pay with a credit or debit card. Online filings process immediately.
You can also print the form and mail it with a check or money order to the Corporation Division at 255 Capitol St. NE, Suite 151, Salem, OR 97310.6Oregon Secretary of State. Contact Us Make the check payable to the Oregon Secretary of State. Mail filings are processed manually, so build in extra time if your anniversary is close.
What Happens If You Miss the Deadline
If you don’t file when the report is due, the Secretary of State can begin proceedings to administratively dissolve your entity. Grounds include failure to deliver the annual report, failure to pay required fees, or operating without a registered agent in Oregon.7Oregon Public Law. Oregon Revised Statutes 63.647 – Grounds for Administrative Dissolution
The state does not dissolve you overnight. The Secretary of State first sends written notice identifying the problem. You then have 45 days to either fix the issue or show that the grounds for dissolution don’t apply.8Oregon State Legislature. Oregon Revised Statutes 60.651 – Procedure and Effect of Administrative Dissolution If nothing happens in that window, the entity is dissolved.
A dissolved entity continues to exist, but only to wind down its affairs and notify creditors. It cannot conduct normal business, enter contracts, or hold its exclusive right to its business name.
Reinstating a Dissolved Entity
p>You can apply for reinstatement within five years of the dissolution date. The application must identify the entity, state the effective date of dissolution, and confirm that the grounds for dissolution either didn’t exist or have been fixed.9Oregon Public Law. Oregon Revised Statutes 60.654 – Reinstatement Following Administrative Dissolution Practically, that means filing every overdue annual report and paying all outstanding fees.
Reinstatement retroactively erases the dissolution. Legally, it’s treated as though the dissolution never happened, which protects contracts and transactions made during the gap. Past five years, the Secretary of State can still waive the time limit if you show the business kept operating as an active concern throughout the dissolution period.10Oregon State Legislature. Oregon Revised Statutes 63.654 – Reinstatement Following Administrative Dissolution That waiver is discretionary, though. The five-year window is the safe one.
Watch Out for Fake Renewal Notices
The Secretary of State warns business owners about third-party companies sending mailings designed to look like official annual report notices. These charge fees well above the state rate for filing the same form you can complete yourself.11Oregon Secretary of State. Business – Don’t Be Misled
Every legitimate notice from the Secretary of State includes the Oregon state seal, the words “Secretary of State Corporation Division,” and the phone number 503-986-2200.11Oregon Secretary of State. Business – Don’t Be Misled If a mailing you receive is missing any of those, it did not come from the state.
Confirming the Filing Went Through
After filing, search for your entity on the Secretary of State’s business registry. The status should show as “Active,” and the next renewal date should reflect the following year’s anniversary. Online updates appear immediately; mail filings take longer.
Download or print the filing acknowledgment when the transaction completes. Banks, lenders, and landlords sometimes ask for evidence that an entity is in good standing, and that confirmation is your proof. Keeping copies of each year’s filing also gives you a clean record if the state ever questions your compliance history.