Alabama LLC status check

What keeps a Alabama LLC or corporation in good standing, what happens if a filing is missed, and how to check your status yourself. Taken from the official rules published by Alabama Secretary of State (entity records); Alabama Department of Revenue administers the Business Privilege Tax return/annual report.

Check your Alabama status

On the state’s own site: open the official business search (Alabama Secretary of State (entity records); Alabama Department of Revenue administers the Business Privilege Tax return/annual report). Search your exact registered name and read the status field.

The way a lender sees it: a lender’s system doesn’t just read your status — it matches your exact legal name, your filing, your domain and your email against each other. Run the same checks below.

Free check: what a lender’s system sees

Standing in Alabama, exact legal-name match, time in business, domain age, website and business email. No account, no card, under a minute.

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What Alabama requires to stay in good standing

	LLC	Corporation
Filing	Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report (Form PPT, pass-through entities)	Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report (Form CPT for C-corporations; S-corporations file Form PPT)
How often	Annual	Annual
When it’s due	Due on the same date as the entity's federal income tax return (next business day if it falls on a weekend/state holiday). For taxable years beginning after Dec 31, 2023, no return is required if the tax is $100 or less.	Due on the same date as the corporation's federal income tax return. No return required if the tax is $100 or less (taxable years beginning after Dec 31, 2023).
State fee	No separate filing fee; the Business Privilege Tax is paid with the return (amount based on Alabama net worth).	No separate filing fee; the Business Privilege Tax is paid with the return.
Annual tax tied to standing	Alabama Business Privilege Tax via Dept of Revenue: $0.25-$1.75 per $1,000 of taxable Alabama net worth; max $15,000 for LLEs/S-corps; full exemption when tax due is $100 or less (Act 2022-252).	Alabama Business Privilege Tax via Dept of Revenue, based on Alabama net worth; full exemption when tax due is $100 or less.

Alabama has no separate Secretary of State annual report; the 'annual report' is part of the Business Privilege Tax return filed with the Dept of Revenue. Filing continues every year until the entity dissolves/withdraws with the SOS, even if inactive.

Missed it? What happens, and how to fix it

If a filing is missed

Dept of Revenue penalties: late filing 10% of tax due or $50, whichever is greater; late payment 1% per month up to 25%, plus interest. Effect on Secretary of State status not confirmed by official source.

Getting back in good standing

Not confirmed from an official source (Alabama SOS site would not load).

Why lenders check this before anyone reads your application

An automated know-your-business check compares what you put on an application against the state’s record. A status that isn’t active and in good standing, or a legal name that differs from your filing by a comma or a suffix, is a common silent reason for a decline.

Fixing your status costs nothing beyond the state’s own fees; you don’t need to pay anyone to do it for you.

Common questions

When is the Alabama LLC Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report (Form PPT, pass-through entities) due?

Due on the same date as the entity's federal income tax return (next business day if it falls on a weekend/state holiday). For taxable years beginning after Dec 31, 2023, no return is required if the tax is $100 or less. The state fee is No separate filing fee; the Business Privilege Tax is paid with the return (amount based on Alabama net worth)..

How do I reinstate a Alabama LLC?

Not confirmed from an official source (Alabama SOS site would not load).

What happens if I miss the Alabama filing deadline?

How do I check if my Alabama LLC is in good standing?

Search your exact registered name on Alabama Secretary of State (entity records); Alabama Department of Revenue administers the Business Privilege Tax return/annual report's business entity search (https://arc-sos.state.al.us/CGI/CORPNAME.MBR/INPUT) and read the status field. To see what a lender's verification system sees - status, exact legal-name match, domain and business email - run Peak Discounters' free fundability check.

Sources

Fees and deadlines change. Always confirm on Alabama Secretary of State (entity records); Alabama Department of Revenue administers the Business Privilege Tax return/annual report’s own site before you file. Last reviewed October 16, 2026.

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