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Setup: No fixed time; filings are processed in order received. The Division's processing-dates page updated 2026-10-01 shows online new business filings being processed for 25 September 2026 receipts, and mailed filings for 24 September 2026. No expedited service is offered.Remote setup possibleOfficial site

Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) registers LLCs and corporations online; both file an annual report between 1 January and 1 May.

State filing fees

Fees as published by the state. A formation service and a registered agent cost extra.

LLC · Articles of OrganizationIncludes: State filing fee for the Articles of Organization, online or by mail.Not included: Registered agent designation fee of $25 (required state fee, listed under extra fees). Registered agent service, if you hire one, is extra and priced by the agent. Optional certified copy $30 and certificate of status $5. No annual report is due in the year of formation; the first is due 1 January to 1 May of the next year.
100 USDOfficial
Corporation · Articles of Incorporation (profit corporation)Includes: State filing fee for the profit Articles of Incorporation, online or by mail.Not included: Registered agent designation fee of $35 (required state fee, listed under extra fees). Registered agent service, if you hire one, is extra and priced by the agent. Optional certified copy $8.75 and certificate of status $8.75. No annual report is due in the year of incorporation; the first is due 1 January to 1 May of the next year.
35 USDOfficial

Other state fees

Registered agent designation (LLC, required with the articles)
25 USDOfficial
Registered agent designation (corporation, required with the articles)
35 USDOfficial

Each year

LLCAnnual report with supplemental fee, due between 1 January and 1 May each year. If received after 1 May the published fee is $538.75.
138.75 USD a yearOfficial
CorporationProfit annual report with supplemental fee, due between 1 January and 1 May each year. If received after 1 May the published fee is $550.00.
150 USD a yearOfficial

The company

Registered agent. Yes. A registered agent with a physical street address in Florida is required; a business cannot be its own registered agent, but an individual in the business can serve.

Owner privacy. Member names are not required in the LLC articles (manager or authorized representative names are optional), but the annual report must list at least one principal with name and street address, and everything filed is public record.

State taxes and fees. Florida charges a 5.5% corporate income/franchise tax on corporations and LLCs taxed as corporations, with a $50,000 exemption; an LLC taxed as a partnership or disregarded entity generally does not pay it. Florida levies no income tax on natural persons.

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Know before you choose

  • The total the state shows for a new LLC is $125 ($100 filing plus $25 registered agent designation); the listed $160 total includes optional copies.
  • An LLC taxed as a corporation owes Florida corporate income tax; the tag no-state-income-tax is not given because the 5.5% corporate tax exists.
  • An annual report filed after 1 May carries a $400 higher published fee, and a missed report can lead to administrative dissolution.
  • At least one principal with a name and street address must appear on the annual report, which is public.
  • Florida processing dates move; check the Division's processing-dates page.

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Read on 2 Oct 2026.