File Florida LLC articles through Sunbiz. The annual report is a yearly update of the company record, not a financial statement.
This guide covers forming a new Florida LLC. If your LLC already exists in another state or country, use the foreign-registration process instead.
Florida LLC at a glance
- Official filing website
- Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)
- Business name check
- Search business namesA name search does not reserve or approve the name.
- Formation document
- Articles of Organization
- State filing fee
- $125The required total is $100 filing fee plus $25 state registered-agent designation fee. The $25 is not the price of hiring a private agent service.
- Processing time
- OnlineQueue: receipts from Nov 2, 2026PaperQueue: receipts from Oct 30, 2026Agency queue snapshot. Sunbiz snapshot updated Nov 5, 2026. Payment method affects the recorded receipt date.
- Ongoing report or tax
- Annual Report
- Report / renewal charge
- $138.75The fee schedule lists $538.75 for an annual report received after May 1. An annual report updates or verifies the entity record; it is not a financial statement.
- Frequency / due date
- Annually, by May 1
- Sales tax base rate
- 6%Local rates may apply. July 1, 2026 snapshot; not an address-specific rate. General rate for ordinary taxable sales; exemptions, special products and local rules can change the result.Official tax agency ↗
- Names in formation records
- Conditional or optional listingThe articles contain an optional authorized-member/manager section. The state notes that other institutions may need it; annual-report fields must also be reviewed. Other filings and private bank/tax records may identify owners.
Before you file in Florida
Prepare the name, principal and mailing addresses, agent’s acceptance, contact email and organizer signature.
File the Articles of Organization
Florida LLC forms and filing ↗
- Open Sunbiz’s domestic LLC Articles of Organization application.
- Enter the business addresses and agent. Complete the acceptance and organizer signatures; add optional authorized people only when needed.
- Pay and submit. Save the approved articles and Sunbiz document number.
What to enter in the form
- Agent acceptance
- Get the appointed agent’s agreement before entering its acceptance signature.
- Authorized people
- The formation section for authorized members/managers is optional. A bank may need those people identified; keep the ownership records in your operating agreement.
- Mailing address
- Use this field for correspondence if it differs from the principal business address.
- Effective date
- Choose a delayed date only when you intend the LLC to start later. It can affect the first report year.
After approval in Florida
- Add the first annual report to your calendar for the year after formation. Keep access to the email address used for state notices.
Annual Report
- Open the Sunbiz annual-report service and enter the LLC document number.
- Confirm or update addresses, agent and authorized-person information. Submit by May 1 to avoid the late charge.
- Save the filed report. For a legal name change, use Articles of Amendment rather than the annual report.
Compare the filing cycles in our annual report and recurring-fee table.
Next steps: operating agreement · get an EIN · starting checklist.
Sources and filing links
Sources checked . Confirm the state’s current fees and instructions before filing.
- Florida Division of Corporations: LLC Fees
- Florida Division of Corporations: Limited Liability Company forms
Research and walkthrough references
These references provide background and filing walkthroughs. Follow current state instructions if an older walkthrough differs.
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