New York Annual Report Information. Businesses and nonprofits are required to file annual reports to stay in good standing with the secretary of state.
Domestic and foreign business corporations are required by Section 408 of the Business Corporation Law to file a Biennial Statement every two years with the New York Department of State.
Corporate bylaws are legally required in New York. Under NY Bus Corp L § 601, corporate bylaws “shall be adopted” by a company's incorporators. That means that in New York, you'll need to adopt bylaws to comply with the law.
What should I do? The filing period for a business corporation or LLC is the calendar month in which its original Certificate of Incorporation, Articles of Organization or Application for Authority was filed with the New York Department of State. The Biennial Statement must be filed every two years.
Let's break down the biennial statement. At its core, it's a periodic report that companies file with the state where they're registered. It's your way of updating the state about your business. However, not every state follows a biennial reporting calendar.
Every business entity formed in New York must assign a person or business to act as its Registered Agent.
(a) The board of directors shall consist of one or more members. The number of directors constituting the board may be fixed by the by-laws, or by action of the shareholders or of the board under the specific provisions of a by-law adopted by the shareholders.
1. State Secretary of State offices. The most likely place you'll find a business's registration information is at a state Secretary of State office. This is because, in the US, businesses are generally governed at the state level.
You will need to know your Department of State Number, also known as your DOS ID Number, which can be found on the Filing Receipt that the state provides you after Articles of Organization (or similar documents) are filed.