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CAC Annual Returns Checker: Due Dates & Fees
Enter your BN or RC number to see your status on CAC, which annual returns are due, their deadlines and what CAC charges.
Don't know your number? Find it with CAC public search
Check your returns in 3 steps
- 1
Enter your number
The BN or RC number from your CAC certificate.
- 2
See what's due
Your status, every year due since you registered, its deadline and CAC's fee.
- 3
File the missing years
File them on CAC's portal, or ask FastCAC to file for you.
Questions you may have.
When are CAC annual returns due?
For a business name, by 30 June every year, covering the previous year. You don't file in the year you registered: a business name registered in 2026 files its first return by 30 June 2027. Companies file within 42 days of their AGM.
How much are CAC annual returns for a business name?
CAC charges ₦8,100 for each year's return, the same however late it is. Three missed years come to ₦24,300.
What happens if I don't file annual returns?
CAC marks the business as inactive. Banks, government portals and clients check that status, so an inactive business can lose accounts, contracts or tenders until the missing years are filed.
Does this show which years I've already filed?
No. CAC's public register shows your status and registration date, not your filing history. The checker lists every year a return has been due since you registered, so leave out any you've already filed. An "Active" status usually means you're up to date.
Where do I find my BN or RC number?
On your CAC certificate. Business names have a BN number, companies an RC number. You can also find it by searching your business name in our CAC public search.
Can FastCAC file my annual returns?
Yes. Ask FastCAC and we'll help you file the missing years, or file them yourself on CAC's portal.
Annual returns guides
Plain-English answers to the questions people ask before and after registering.
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