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How to start an LLC in Florida

File Articles of Organization with the Florida Division of Corporations and pay $100 plus a $25 registered agent designation fee. Each year the LLC files an annual report by May 1 and pays $138.75.

The cost

State fees only. Each part is labeled.

Filing fee$100

Paid to the state when you file. Source

State cost at filing$125

Includes the $25 state registered agent designation fee. The first annual report is due the calendar year after filing. See what you owe each year.

Filing fee$100
Registered agent designation fee, paid to the state$25
State cost at filing$125

Commercial registered agent service fees are not included. The $25 state designation fee is included in the $125 state cost at filing.

How to file

Form, office and method, from the official instructions.

Form
Articles of Organization
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Filing office
Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations
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Filing method
Online at Sunbiz
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Registered agent
Required. The state charges a $25 registered agent designation fee.
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What you owe each year

Due dates and amounts after the LLC is formed.

Every yearMay 1

Annual report

The annual report fee is $138.75. A $400 late fee applies after May 1.

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First reportNext year

When the first report is due

The filing period for annual reports is January 1 to May 1 of the calendar year after the LLC's filing date.

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Dissolution3rd Friday in September

Administrative dissolution

Annual reports are due by the third Friday in September to avoid administrative dissolution.

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Sources

Every figure on this page comes from these official pages.

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