Business - CA LLC Entity $800 Minimum Annual Tax Payment (Form 3522)

Important

The LLC tax is $800 a year after the first year and is required even if the business has no income or profit.

Please ensure you print the last page of the completed form or the payment confirmation page and upload it to your shared folder. Emailed confirmations do not always contain enough information.

1. Search by your company entity ID number (You can skip this step and go to Step 3 if you already know it)

Go to the California Secretary of State website using this link  https://bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov/search/business and type your company name in the search field provided.

2. Save your company entity ID number

Save your company entity ID number. You can click on your company name in the search results to see more detailed information about your company. The company details will show up on the right sidebar after you click the company name.

3. Go to the California Franchise Tax Board website

Go to  https://www.ftb.ca.gov/pay/bank-account/index.asp to pay using a bank account (Web Pay). Select the “Use Web pay Business” option.

4. Fill out the form

Select Limited Liability Company (LLC) for the Entity Type field, enter your company’s Entity ID, and then click the login button. Next, enter your contact information in the form field and click the Continue button.

5. Payment Type

Select Annual Tax Payment (Form 3522) for the Payment Type.

6. Fill out the rest of the form

Fill out the rest of the form to include the correct payment information and bank information.

7. Print confirmation in PDF

Please ensure you print the last page of the completed form or the payment confirmation page and upload it to your shared folder. Emailed confirmations do not always contain enough information.

To print in PDF, right click on the confirmation page, select “Print”, and “Save as PDF”.