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D.C. · Annual Report Guide

D.C. annual report: biennial, and the agency moved.

The District runs on a two-year rhythm most owners never internalize: the BRA-25 biennial report, due April 1 of every other year, three hundred dollars for an LLC, filed with the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection, the agency everyone still calls DCRA years after the rename. A $100 late fee follows a missed April, and roughly five quiet months after that, revocation. Half the failures here are calendar math; the other half are mail filters still watching a letterhead that no longer exists.

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The report, decoded

Four facts cover the whole system

1 · What it actually is

The BRA-25 biennial report, filed with DLCP, the District’s registry since the 2022 rename from DCRA: addresses, registered agent, and officials refreshed every other year. What we file for you →

2 · When it is due

April 1 of your reporting year: the first lands the April after you register, then every second year. The off year owes nothing, which is exactly how the on year gets forgotten. Put your Aprils on a watched calendar →

3 · What it costs

$300 per filing for an LLC, every other year, with a $100 late fee for for-profit entities once April 1 passes. When we file it for you, the total is the state fee plus a transaction fee plus our service fee, as a one-time filing or on the automated annual plan, itemized on the pricing page before you pay, so nothing quoted here can go stale.

4 · What happens if you miss it

The $100 late fee first, then a roughly five-month fuse: entities still unfiled see their registration revoked. Reinstatement takes every overdue report, the fees, and the District’s reinstatement filing.

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Every other April, plus five months

April 1 is biennial here, revocation is punctual

ACTIVECurrent on the BRA-25 for the cycle, with the next one due April 1 two years out.
OFF YEARNothing due, correctly, while half the District files. The two-year rhythm is the entire trap for owners trained on annual states.
LATE + $100April 1 of the reporting year passed unfiled and the late fee attached. The five-month fuse toward revocation is burning.
REVOKEDRoughly five months of silence and the District acted. Reinstatement with every overdue report and fee restores the registration.
DCRA-ERA RECORDSSame registry, new name: filings from before 2022 say DCRA, everything since says DLCP, and mail rules watching the old letterhead miss the notices that matter.

The BRA-25 biennial report is due April 1 every other year, $300 for an LLC, filed with DLCP, the agency formerly known as DCRA. A $100 late fee follows the missed April, and roughly five months later the District revokes the registration. Two-year rhythm, five-month fuse, and a rename that quietly broke a decade of reminder systems.

The deadline is step one

Where you stand decides what you do next

Your reporting April is ahead, or behind

Ahead: file now, $300, done for two years. Behind: the $100 is attached, but filing inside the five months keeps revocation off a record your counterparties actually search.

Your registration was revoked

The path back is fixed: every overdue BRA-25, the fees, and the reinstatement filing together. We run the package at once and confirm the record when it flips.

Your reminders still say DCRA

Then they filter mail from an agency that no longer writes: DLCP sends the notices now. Our watched calendar tracks the deadline, not the letterhead.

The rename that broke the reminder

She was watching DCRA, the notice came from DLCP

The government-affairs office where both agency eras finally file under one calendar
I had a folder rule for anything from DCRA, built years ago and faithful ever since. The biennial notice came from DLCP, skipped the folder, and sat unread while my reporting April passed. We caught it in month four of the five, one late fee down, one month from revocation. The agency changed its name. My filters kept watching the ghost.
Government affairs consultants, WashingtonTracks the deadline now, not the letterhead
Caught in month fourRevocation avoidedFilters rebuilt

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When is my D.C. report due?

April 1 of your reporting year, every other year, with the first one due the April after you registered, $300 per filing for an LLC at DLCP. In the off year nothing is due at all, which is how the on year slips. I track your parity and keep the right Aprils on the calendar.

I missed my April. How long do I actually have?

About five months: the $100 late fee is already attached, and the District revokes registrations that stay silent roughly five months past the deadline. Filing now, report plus fees, closes the matter completely. I can prepare the BRA-25 today.

Why can’t I find my company under DCRA anymore?

Because the agency became the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection in 2022: same registry, same records, new name and new systems. Nothing about your company changed, but notices now come from DLCP, and reminder rules watching the old name miss them. I read the current system either way.
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Frequently asked

D.C. Annual Report questions.

Does Washington, D.C. require an annual report?

No: the District requires the BRA-25 biennial report instead, due April 1 every other year, filed with DLCP, the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection. It refreshes your addresses, registered agent, and officials. We file it on cycle as part of annual report service.

When is the D.C. BRA-25 due?

April 1 of your reporting year: the first falls the April after you register, then every second year from there. The off-year silence is correct and the on-year deadline is absolute, which is why your parity belongs on a watched calendar rather than in memory.

How much does the D.C. biennial report cost?

$300 per filing for an LLC, every other year, with a $100 late fee for for-profit entities once April 1 passes. When we file it for you, the total is the state fee plus a transaction fee plus our service fee, as a one-time filing or on the automated annual plan, itemized on the pricing page before you pay, so nothing quoted here can go stale.

What happens if I miss the D.C. biennial report?

The $100 late fee attaches, and roughly five months after the missed April the District revokes the registration. Reinstatement requires every overdue report, the accumulated fees, and the District’s reinstatement filing. The fuse is quiet and the ending is punctual.

What happened to DCRA?

It became DLCP, the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection, in 2022: same registry, same file numbers, new name on every notice. The rename silently broke years of mail rules and reminder systems built around the old letterhead, which is now one of the District’s most common compliance failure modes.

Do foreign entities registered in D.C. file the BRA-25 too?

Yes, on the same biennial April cycle at the same fees, with the same five-month fuse behind a miss, on top of home-state filings. Our multi-entity dashboard keeps the District’s rhythm beside every state you operate in.

Can File.Business file my D.C. biennial report?

Yes. We track your reporting parity, prepare the BRA-25 ahead of your April, file with DLCP, and verify your standing after it posts, with the District fee, transaction fee, and our service fee itemized up front, one-time or on the automated plan.

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