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What an LLC costs in Florida

Florida's start-up cost is just the filing fee, but the yearly report has one of the steepest late fees in the country.

The numbers

$125
State filing fee
$125
Est. first-year cost
$138.75
A year after that: $138.75 a year (annual report)
#4 of 12
Cheapest first year

What it owes every year

Annual report, $138.75, due every May 1.

Know this before you file

Missing the May 1 annual report deadline triggers a flat $400 late fee - nearly 3x the report's own cost - before risking administrative dissolution.

First-year math

$125 Articles of Organization (including the registered agent designation). The first $138.75 annual report is due May 1 of the year after you form.

Figures from the Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), checked October 2026. Reference only, not tax or legal advice and not a filing service. Fees change: confirm on the state's site before filing.

When your Florida filing is due

Annual report due is due on the same date for every LLC in Florida, whatever month you formed. An LLC formed today would next owe it on May 1, 2027.

YearDue date
2027May 1, 2027
2028May 1, 2028
2029May 1, 2029

Compare Florida with other states

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