Oregon LLC status check

What keeps a Oregon 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 Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division.

Check your Oregon status

On the state’s own site: open the official business search (Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division). 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 Oregon, exact legal-name match, time in business, domain age, website and business email. No account, no card, under a minute.

Legal business name

Entity type

Or open the full check.

What Oregon requires to stay in good standing

	LLC	Corporation
Filing	Annual Report (renewal)	Annual Report (renewal)
How often	Annual	Annual
When it’s due	Due each year on the anniversary date of the original filing. The state mails a renewal notice about 45 days before the due date.	Due each year on the anniversary date of the original filing. The state mails a renewal notice about 45 days before the due date.
State fee	$100 (domestic); $275 (foreign)	$100 (domestic); $275 (foreign)
Annual tax tied to standing	Not published	Corporations that file Oregon corporate excise tax owe at least the corporate minimum tax; S corporations doing business in Oregon pay a $150 minimum excise tax.

Fees come from the SOS Business Registry Fee Schedule PDF (footer dated 07/13); verify they are current before publishing. The reinstatement fee amount was not stated on official pages.

Missed it? What happens, and how to fix it

If a filing is missed

Not filing the annual report when due is grounds for administrative dissolution. The Secretary of State sends written notice, and the business has 45 days after notice to fix the problem or it is dissolved.

Getting back in good standing

Reinstatement (after administrative dissolution). Allowed within 5 years of dissolution; you pay a reinstatement fee plus all missed annual fees. The name must still be available. After 5 years, contact the Corporation Division.

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 Oregon LLC Annual Report (renewal) due?

Due each year on the anniversary date of the original filing. The state mails a renewal notice about 45 days before the due date. The state fee is $100 (domestic); $275 (foreign).

How do I reinstate a Oregon LLC?

Oregon calls it Reinstatement (after administrative dissolution). Allowed within 5 years of dissolution; you pay a reinstatement fee plus all missed annual fees. The name must still be available. After 5 years, contact the Corporation Division.

What happens if I miss the Oregon filing deadline?

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

Search your exact registered name on Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division's business entity search (https://sos.oregon.gov/business/Pages/find.aspx) 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 Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division’s own site before you file. Last reviewed October 16, 2026.

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