Reinstatement · Filing preparation
Your LLC was dissolved for a missed report? We put it back.
Most owners find out months later — a bank, a client or a lawsuit tells them. Every day it stays dissolved the contracts, the accounts and the liability shield are exposed, and the state keeps adding fees: Florida adds $400 the day after May 1. We prepare the reinstatement and every back-year report, you review and sign, and the company is back in good standing.
- A founder reviews every packet
- State fees at cost, confirmed before filing
- If the error is ours, we refile free
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How it got here
Three steps in, three steps out
No court is involved and the notice often goes to an old address. The way back is the same packet in every state: the reinstatement application plus every report year you owe.
1. A report was missed
Every state wants an annual (or biennial) report or franchise-tax filing — even from a company that made $0. Miss it and the late fees start: Florida adds $400 after May 1; Delaware adds $200 plus 1.5% a month.
2. The state dissolved it
Ignore it long enough and the state administratively dissolves or forfeits the company — no court, often just a letter to an old address. Contracts, bank accounts and your liability shield are all at risk while it stays that way.
3. Reinstatement fixes it
A reinstatement application plus every report year you owe, filed with the state’s fees, restores the company — usually as if it never lapsed. That is the packet we prepare for you.
The cost of waiting
Every missed year is another state fee. It never gets cheaper.
Florida publishes the clearest numbers, so it is the example: the state charges $100 to reinstate an LLC plus $138.75 for every report year owed. Pick how many years were missed.
Florida LLC figures from Sunbiz, checked 2026-08-28. Corporations, other states and Delaware’s interest are quoted for your company before anything is filed. Forming a new LLC instead usually costs less in fees but loses the formation date, EIN history and contracts.
What the state charges
Five states, from their own pages
Our fee is $199 per company. State amounts below are from each state’s own site and are charged at cost, on a separate invoice, once we confirm them for your company. Other states: we quote before filing.
| State | What happens | Reinstatement cost (state) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | Annual report due May 1; $400 late fee after; administratively dissolved if not filed by the third Friday of September. | $100 reinstatement + $138.75 for each report year owed (LLC). Corporations: $600 + $150 per year. | Sunbiz reinstatement |
| Delaware | LLC annual tax due June 1; $200 penalty plus 1.5% interest per month; canceled after three years unpaid. | All back taxes, penalties and interest, plus the revival filing. We quote from the Division's statement. | corp.delaware.gov |
| Texas | Notice of Intent to Forfeit for an unfiled franchise-tax report — even when no tax is due, the Public Information Report must be filed. Typically 45 days to cure. | File the missing reports and request reinstatement with the Comptroller and Secretary of State; fees confirmed per entity. | Texas Comptroller |
| North Carolina | Grounds for dissolution include an annual report 60 days late; the state mails a notice and dissolves if not cured within 60 days. | Reinstatement application plus all delinquent annual reports and fees; confirmed with the Secretary of State. | N.C.G.S. 57D-6-06 |
| Louisiana | Articles are revoked after three consecutive years without an annual report. | Reinstatement application plus delinquent reports; confirmed with the Secretary of State. | La. R.S. 12:1308.2 |
Amounts checked 2026-08-28 against the linked state pages. States change fees; we confirm before filing. Educational — not legal or tax advice.
For a Texas LLC, the Compliance Desk guide to Texas forfeiture and reinstatement lists the Comptroller and Secretary of State steps in order.
Start today
Start your reinstatement
Tell us the company and the last year you filed. A founder reviews every packet before it goes to the state.
- 1Pay the $199 service fee today.
- 2We confirm the state’s reinstatement fee and every back-year report you owe, and invoice those at cost.
- 3You review and e-sign; we file and send you the state’s confirmation.
- 4Your company is enrolled in deadline reminders so it never lapses again.
Restore a dissolved company
Questions owners ask
Before you pay the state anything
Why was my LLC dissolved when I never closed it?
Most states dissolve or revoke a company that misses its annual report long enough — Florida after the third Friday of September, North Carolina 60 days after a notice, Louisiana after three consecutive missed reports. No court is involved, and the notice often goes to an old address.
What does it cost in total?
$199 to us, plus the state's reinstatement fee and each back-year report at cost. Florida is the clearest example: $100 to reinstate an LLC plus $138.75 per report year owed. We confirm exact amounts before filing.
Can I just form a new LLC instead?
Sometimes, but you lose the formation date, the EIN history, contracts and accounts in the old name — and some states still bill the old company. If a fresh start really is cheaper for you, we'll say so.
Already have a registered agent?
Keep them. If the state also requires a current agent to reinstate, we'll tell you. If you need one, registered agent service through our partner Registered Agents Inc is $74.25 a year.
Not dissolved yet — just late?
Then you only need the annual report filing ($120 + state fee). Order that instead; it's cheaper.
Last step
The fees stop growing the day the packet goes in.
Pay $199 today, we confirm what the state wants, you sign, we file. If a fresh LLC really is cheaper for you, we tell you that instead of taking the order.
Want to talk it through first? Call (954) 470-8356 or email admin@vermilionvitez.com.