Reinstate an LLC in New York: nine dollars, because nothing was dissolved.
The company lapsed, the state acted, and now the way back runs through the Department of State: the biennial statement, $9, plus the catch-up the state expects. New York LLCs cannot be administratively dissolved for the biennial, the cure is the $9 filing itself. Here is the whole comeback, in order, and how to make sure there is never a second one.
The reinstatement prepared and filed with the state, back filings caught up, so the company returns with clean standing.
Four facts cover the whole system
The filing that restores a lapsed company to the record: the biennial statement, $9, with the Department of State, alongside whatever the state requires caught up. Standing returns when it is accepted; the company continues rather than starting over. We prepare and file it →
New York never dissolves LLCs for lapsed biennials, so there is nothing to reinstate: the Past Due flag cures by filing the overdue $9 biennial statement online, instantly. If you searched "reinstate New York LLC," this is the good news, the cure costs nine dollars and there is no application, because there was no dissolution.
Just the overdue biennial statement, $9, filed online, the Past Due flag clears and the record reads current. No application, no back-report stack, no penalty: New York never escalated in the first place.
The state side starts at $9 for the biennial statement, plus the back filings and their fees. When we handle it, the total is the state fees plus a transaction fee plus our service fee, one-time, itemized on the pricing page before you pay, with the back filings prepared and the recurring deadline put on autopilot so the lapse never repeats.
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Four steps back, and one that keeps you back
New York’s comeback runs in sequence: confirm the status, cure the cause, catch up the filings, then the biennial statement for $9 with the Department of State. Done in order, standing returns and the record moves on.
Where you stand decides what you do next
Move while the cure is simple: we prepare and file the reinstatement with the back filings caught up, and the company returns with clean standing.
Banks and counterparties see the lapsed status until the cure files, and nothing else about the company has actually changed. The catch-up-plus-application path is the fastest route back to a clean record; we expedite exactly this situation routinely.
The deadline that started this never stops coming. Put the recurring filing on autopilot and the lapse never repeats.
We braced for a process, New York wanted nine dollars
The Brooklyn company sat Past Due for years, and when a lender flagged it I researched reinstatement, lawyers, timelines, fees, and found New York’s secret: there is no reinstatement because there was no dissolution. The overdue biennial filed online for nine dollars, and the flag vanished. Sometimes the comeback is a formality. New York’s costs less than lunch.
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New York, beyond the comeback
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How do I reinstate an LLC in New York?
Cure the cause, catch up the filings, and submit the biennial statement with the Department of State, $9 plus the back fees. Standing returns when it is accepted, and the company continues rather than starting over. We handle the whole sequence as part of reinstatement service.
How much does it cost to reinstate a New York LLC?
The application is $9, plus the back filings and their fees, the real total depends on how long the lapse ran. When we handle it, the total is the state fees plus a transaction fee plus our service fee, one-time, itemized on the pricing page before you pay, with the back filings prepared and the recurring deadline put on autopilot so the lapse never repeats.
Does New York require tax clearance to reinstate?
No: New York adds no tax-clearance step to the reinstatement, the application and the back filings carry it. Final accuracy still matters, the state cross-checks what you owe, which is why we prepare the catch-up filings together with the application.
How long do I have to reinstate my New York LLC?
New York does not impose a short statutory window for this cure, but waiting has costs anyway: back fees accumulate, the name loses protection over time, and banks see the lapsed status until the filing lands. The practical deadline is the next moment your standing matters.
Should I reinstate or just form a new LLC?
Reinstate, in most cases: the cure preserves the formation date, the EIN, the contracts, the name, and the history, while a new entity resets all of it and leaves the old company’s loose ends dangling. Re-forming only wins when the back fees exceed the value of continuity, we run that math with you before filing either way.
What should I do after the company is reinstated?
Confirm the standing shows clean on the record, tell the bank and any counterparties who saw the lapse, and put the recurring deadline on autopilot, the filing that started this comes due again on schedule, and the second lapse is never cheaper than the first.
Can File.Business reinstate my New York LLC for me?
Yes: we confirm the status, cure the cause, prepare the back filings, and submit the application, then put the recurring deadline on autopilot so the lapse never repeats. When we handle it, the total is the state fees plus a transaction fee plus our service fee, one-time, itemized on the pricing page before you pay, with the back filings prepared and the recurring deadline put on autopilot so the lapse never repeats.
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