DBE Annual Submission Requirement

The documents required for the DBE/ACDBE annual submission are below:

1. If there are no changes, please submit the  Declaration of Eligibility (DOE). The Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) should be uploaded to the No Change Affidavit upload space on the DBE Upload page in the Application Portal. If the DBE/ACDBE Certification Review form is shown on the DBE Required Documents upload page, then it is the five year anniversary certification review year and you should expand and refer to the tab for Five Year Anniversary Submission Requirement for Currently Approved DBE/ACDBEs on this page.
   • If there have been material changes (circumstances affecting firm’s ability to meet size, disadvantaged status, ownership, or control requirements of the DBE/ACDBE program, or if the firm is requesting to change its NAICS codes (whether requesting additional NAICS code(s), requesting to have NAICS code(s) removed, or requesting changes to NAICS code(s) it already has), then in addition to the Declaration of Eligibility (DOE), ALSO submit the DBE/ACDBE Notice of Change Affidavit
2. Last year’s signed and dated Federal business taxes for your firm and ALL affiliates. If your firm and/or any affiliates’ taxes are filed under your personal taxes, then the signed and dated Federal personal taxes must be submitted as well. Please do not send State tax returns. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you missed one or more annual submissions in recent years, then you may need to submit more than the most recent year’s taxes. In that case, you may also need to submit the taxes for the annual submissions you missed so that your file includes at least the most recent three years’ taxes. You can refer to the Application Portal Instructions’ Appendix for reference on what the most recent tax return should be based on when you submit: Appendix: Most Recent Tax Return.
   • If you filed an extension for the most recent tax year, you MUST submit all of the following:
     • The IRS extension form for the most recent tax year that is on extension
     • The year-end income statement (also sometimes called the Profit & Loss Statement) of the year that is on extension
     • AND the tax returns for the three years prior to the tax year that is on extension
       • EXPIRED EXTENSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

The DBE/ACDBE Annual Submission process has several steps:

1. Complete the Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) form from above
2. Sign the Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) form
3. IF there is a material change, then complete the DBE/ACDBE Notice of Change Affidavit Form from above
4. IF there is a material change, then sign the DBE/ACDBE Notice of Change Affidavit Form
5. IF there is a material change, then the Notice of Change form should be combined with the Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) into one file and uploaded to the Notice of Change space on the DBE Required Documents upload page and any relevant supporting documents should be uploaded to the corresponding space on the Optional DBE Documents page that follows the DBE Required Documents upload page. If a document does not fit a document type, please contact our office for which space to upload the document to.
6. Collect copies of the DBE Annual Submission Documentation from above
7. After reading over the sections relevant to you on how to use the Application Portal, click on the link below to go to the Application Portal:

• Certification Application Portal

If you’re not on the right DBE page, return to the initial DBE page here: DBE.

For a step by step of how to use the Certification Application Portal, see the Instructions .pdf at the page here: Application Portal Instructions.

The documents required for the five year anniversary submission are below:

1. If the DBE/ACDBE Certification Review form is shown on the DBE Required Documents upload page, then it is the five year anniversary certification review year and you MUST submit the DBE/ACDBE Certification Review form ALONG WITH the Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) and NOT the DBE Notice of Change form. .
2. Last year’s signed and dated Federal business taxes for your firm and ALL affiliates. If your firm and/or any affiliates’ taxes are filed under your personal taxes, then the signed and dated Federal personal taxes must be submitted as well. Please do not send State tax returns. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you missed one or more annual submissions in recent years, then you may need to submit more than the most recent year’s taxes. In that case, you may also need to submit the taxes for the annual submissions you missed so that your file includes at least the most recent three years’ taxes. You can refer to the Application Portal Instructions’ Appendix for reference on what the most recent tax return should be based on when you submit: Appendix: Most Recent Tax Return.
   • If you filed an extension for the most recent tax year, you MUST submit all of the following:
     • The IRS extension form for the most recent tax year that is on extension
     • The year-end income statement (also sometimes called the Profit & Loss Statement) of the year that is on extension
     • AND the tax returns for the three years prior to the tax year that is on extension
       • EXPIRED EXTENSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
3. *Personal Net Worth Statement
   • ONLY applicable to the disadvantaged owner(s) needed to meet eligibility requirements and is NOT due with the DBE annual submission every year, but only every five years on the certification review year. If this additional document is displayed on the DBE Required Documents upload page, then it is the five year anniversary certification review year and you must submit this document ONLY for the applicable disadvantaged owner(s).
4. *Personal federal tax returns 1st year
   • ONLY applicable to the disadvantaged owner(s) needed to meet eligibility requirements and is NOT due with the DBE annual submission every year, but only every five years on the certification review year. If this additional document is displayed on the DBE Required Documents upload page, then it is the five year anniversary certification review year and you must submit this document ONLY for the applicable disadvantaged owner(s).
5. *Personal federal tax returns 2nd year
   • ONLY applicable to the disadvantaged owner(s) needed to meet eligibility requirements and is NOT due with the DBE annual submission every year, but only every five years on the certification review year. If this additional document is displayed on the DBE Required Documents upload page, then it is the five year anniversary certification review year and you must submit this document ONLY for the applicable disadvantaged owner(s).

The five year anniversary submission process has several steps:

1. Complete the DBE/ACDBE Certification Review form from above
2. Sign the DBE/ACDBE Certification Review form
3. Complete the Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) form from above
4. Sign the Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) form
5. Collect copies of the Five Year Anniversary Submission Documentation from above
6. The DBE/ACDBE Certification Review form should be combined with the Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) into one file and uploaded to the DBE/ACDBE Certification Review space on the DBE Required Documents upload page and if there are changes, then any relevant supporting documents should be uploaded to the corresponding space on the Optional DBE Documents page that follows the DBE Required Documents upload page. If a document does not fit a document type, please contact our office for which space to upload the document to.
7. After reading over the sections relevant to you on how to use the Application Portal, click on the link below to go to the Application Portal:
   • Certification Application Portal

If you’re not on the right DBE page, return to the initial DBE page here: DBE.

For a step by step of how to use the Certification Application Portal, see the Instructions .pdf at the page here: Application Portal Instructions.