Florida LLC
Form an LLC in Florida.
- $125 to form
- $138.75 a year, due May 1
- $400 late fee after May 1
What a Florida LLC costs
The state's own fees, passed on at cost. Our package is separate and shown before you pay.
- Articles of Organization
- $125
- A $100 filing fee plus $25 to designate the registered agent, both required. Passed on at cost.
- Faster filing
- Not offered
- Florida has no expedited service. Filings are worked in the order received.
- Name reservation (optional)
- $25
- Requested by letter. Holds a name for 120 days.
- Certified copy (optional)
- $30
- A stamped copy of your articles. A certificate showing the LLC is active and its fees are paid is $5.
- Annual report
- $138.75 a year
- Due between January 1 and May 1. Filed after May 1, it costs $538.75.
- Our package
- From $19.99
- Filing, your company documents and first-year reminders. What each package includes
- Total to form
- $144.99with Core
- $324with Complete
- The state's fee, plus our package. Complete also covers rush processing, your registered agent, EIN and first annual report. Optional extras aren't included. The extra state fees, explained
How to form a Florida LLC, step by step
- Choose a name Florida will acceptIt must include "Limited Liability Company", "LLC" or "L.L.C." and be distinguishable on the Department of State's records. Search the records first, and don't treat the name as approved until Florida acknowledges the filing.
- Appoint a registered agent in FloridaThe agent needs a physical street address in Florida (not a P.O. box) and signs to accept the role. A business with an active Florida filing can be the agent, and so can a person connected to the LLC, but the LLC can't be its own agent.
- File the Articles of OrganizationOnline or by mail. The articles give the name, the principal office's street address, a mailing address (a P.O. box is fine) and the registered agent, signed by an authorized representative. The fee is $125.
- Decide who to listManagers and authorized representatives are optional, and Florida says not to list members. Banks and Florida's workers' compensation office may want a manager or representative on the state's record, though.
- Pick the start dateThe LLC can start up to 5 business days before, or 90 days after, Florida receives the filing. Forming between October and December? A January 1 start date pushes the first annual report back a year.
What we handle for your Florida LLC
Florida's filing is quick. The common slip comes later: the annual report is due between January 1 and May 1, and filing after May 1 adds a $400 late fee.
- We check your name against Florida's records and file your Articles online with the Division of Corporations.
- Our registered agent has a Florida street address and signs to accept the role, included for the first year with our Complete package.
- We help you decide who to list as a manager or authorized representative, since it ends up on Florida's public record.
- We remind you before each annual report, or file it for you between January 1 and May 1.
Every year after
- What
- Annual report, to keep the LLC active
- Amount
- $138.75 (the report plus a supplemental fee)
- Due
- Between January 1 and May 1, starting the year after you form
Florida annual report in detail: late fees, what's filed and reinstatement
Have us handle it every yearOr get a free reminder before it's due
What goes on the public record
The articles don't list members, and managers are optional. But every annual report must name at least one principal, such as a manager, with a street address, and Florida posts it on its website. Banks may want a principal on the record anyway.
If you live outside the US
- Florida's articles don't ask where owners live or what citizenship they hold.
- You'll need a registered agent with a physical street address in Florida, and the LLC can't be its own agent. Ours is included for the first year with our Complete package.
- The annual report asks for the LLC's EIN, never a Social Security number. If you marked it "applied for" last year, you'll need the number to file.
- Paying by mail needs a check in US dollars drawn on a US bank. Online, Florida takes Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. When we file, the state fee is simply part of your order.
- At the federal level, your EIN is applied for by phone, fax or mail, and a single-owner LLC files Form 5472 every year.
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Questions people ask
When is my first annual report due?
Between January 1 and May 1 of the year after your LLC is formed. If you form between October and December, a January 1 start date pushes it back a year.
What happens if I miss May 1?
A $400 late fee, so the report costs $538.75. If it still isn't filed by the third Friday in September, Florida dissolves the LLC on the fourth Friday.
Can I pay to have it filed faster?
No. Florida doesn't offer expedited filing. It posts the dates it's working on: on 2 October 2026 it was processing new online filings received on 25 September.
Will my name be public?
Members aren't listed on the articles, but every annual report must name at least one principal, such as a manager, and Florida publishes the reports on its website.
Does a Florida LLC pay state income tax?
Florida has no personal income tax. The LLC itself owes Florida corporate income tax only if it's taxed as a corporation: then it files a return every year, even when no tax is due (5.5% after a $50,000 exemption). A one-owner LLC taxed the default way, as part of its owner's return, files no separate Florida return, unless a corporation owns it.
Do I need to live in Florida?
No. Florida's filing doesn't ask where owners live. You need a registered agent with a Florida street address, which our Complete package includes for the first year.
Is Florida the right state for my LLC?
If you live or work in Florida, usually yes: you register and report in one state. Founders abroad with no Florida ties often compare it with New Mexico and Wyoming on yearly cost.