State fees
Forming an LLC in Florida
Florida charges $125 to form an LLC and $138.75 a year to keep, for a company with no revenue in the state.
Moderate fees, but the annual report puts manager names on the public record and a missed May deadline adds a large late fee.
- To form
- $125
- Each year after
- $138.75
- Checked
- September 2026
The fees
Each fee links to the Florida page it was read on.
To form
- Florida Division of Corporations: LLC fees
Articles of Organization
$100
- Florida Division of Corporations: LLC fees
Registered agent designation
$25
Every year
Annual report
$138.75
Filed between 1 January and 1 May. After 1 May there is a $400 late fee. Reinstatement after dissolution costs $100 plus the report fee.
Florida Sunbiz: LLC annual report help
Optional
Name reservation and faster processing. Not in the totals above.
- Florida Division of Corporations: LLC fees
Name reservation, 120 days
$25
Expedited filing
Not offered
The state's FAQ says it does not offer expedited services.
Florida Division of Corporations FAQ
The rules that decide the cost
- Registered agent
Required, at a Florida street address
Not a PO box, and the LLC cannot be its own agent.
Florida LLC filing instructions- Newspaper notice
None listed
The state's instructions and the statute on the Articles list no publication step.
Florida LLC filing instructions- Member names on the public record
Optional on the Articles; required on the annual report
The annual report must give the name, address and title of each manager or managing member.
Florida Sunbiz: LLC annual report help- When it is due
1 January to 1 May, every year
Florida Sunbiz: LLC annual report help
Worth knowing
A single-member LLC that is disregarded for federal tax files no separate Florida corporate income tax return. An LLC classified as a corporation files one, at 5.5%.
Florida Department of Revenue: guide GT-300015
What we could not confirm
Not published on a Florida page we could read, so left out rather than estimated.
- A statement that Florida has no LLC franchise tax. None was listed on the pages we read.
For a domestic single-member LLC with no employees, no revenue and no office in Florida. Read on Florida’s own websites in September 2026. State fees change, so confirm on the state’s page before you file. The IRS side is the same in every state: see the filing deadlines. Not tax or legal advice.