Reference · Florida

Florida LLC requirements

Every requirement we've verified for a domestic LLC in Florida, with the source for each. For the plain-English cost answer, use the cost calculator.

Filing agency	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)
Formation filing fee	$125
Filing fee notes	$100 Articles of Organization + $25 Registered Agent Designation (both required). Optional: certified copy $30, certificate of status $5.
Standard processing	Not confirmed; Sunbiz e-filings generally a few business days.
Expedited options	No separate paid expedite tier published for LLC formation.
Periodic report	Annual Report
Report frequency	annual
Report fee	$138.75
Report deadline	Due each year by 11:59 PM ET on May 1.
Late penalty	$400 late fee if filed after May 1 (total $538.75).
Administrative dissolution	If not filed by 5:00 PM ET on the third Friday in September, the LLC is administratively dissolved on the fourth Friday in September of that year (Fla. Stat. 605.0714). No notice-and-cure period for this ground.
State tax	No franchise tax on LLCs. Corporate income tax applies only to entities taxed as corporations.
Minimum state tax	None
Newspaper publication	Not required
Registered agent required	Yes
First-year minimum	$125

Verified Checked 10 Sep 2026 Source: dos.fl.gov All sources

Confidence

What we're less sure about

Verified against the official state page

Assumes no Annual Report due in the calendar year of formation (first due May 1 of the following year) - established Sunbiz guidance but not re-confirmed by exact quote.
On a strict first-12-months basis the total would be $263.75.

Provenance

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