Florida LLC Cost (2026)

How much does it cost to form an LLC in Florida?

Florida's real LLC formation cost is $125, not $100: the Division of Corporations requires both a $100.00 filing fee and a $25.00 registered agent designation fee, and only reaches its advertised $160.00 "TOTAL" by adding an optional $30.00 certified copy and $5.00 certificate of status. The annual report is $138.75 and jumps to $538.75 the moment it is received after May 1, a flat $400 late fee that Florida applies to LLCs by name, exempting only non-profit corporations. Miss it entirely and the LLC is administratively dissolved on the fourth Friday of September, after which reinstatement costs $100.00 plus every missed annual report fee. Florida sells no expedited service; instead it publishes a live processing queue, which on 07/29/2026 stood at online new-entity filings received 07/24/2026.

Which fees does a Florida LLC pay, and how often?

The Division of Corporations fee table for a "New Florida/Foreign LLC" lists a $100.00 Filing Fee (required) plus a $25.00 Registered Agent Fee (required), $125.00 unavoidable, with an optional $30.00 Certified Copy and optional $5.00 Certificate of Status bringing the published TOTAL to $160.00. The $100 and $25 amounts are set by Florida statute.

Florida's LLC statute forms the company on signing and delivering articles of organization to the Department of State and lists their required contents (name, principal office address, registered agent); it imposes no newspaper publication step. Read 2026-09-01. Florida's publication duty attaches to a FICTITIOUS NAME rather than to the LLC: verified 2026-09-02, Florida's fictitious name law requires at least one registrant to certify that the intention to register the fictitious name has been advertised at least once in a newspaper, as Florida law defines one, in the county of the principal place of business.

Registered agent is listed separately because it is a commercial service, not a state charge. Commercial registered-agent services, not a state charge. Range and $125 midpoint match the assumption used by /tools/llc-true-cost. Most states let you serve as your own registered agent at no cost if you have a physical in-state address. Run your own numbers in the true-cost calculator. For what formation services charge on top of these state fees, see the best LLC services in Florida.

Next steps for an LLC in Florida

• How to start an LLC in Florida
• Florida LLC guide: requirements and fees
• Florida LLC annual report requirements

What does a Florida LLC cost over five years?

State charges only in the first column; the second adds a registered-agent service at the $125/yr market midpoint.

First filing timing: Florida law: "The first annual report must be delivered to the department between January 1 and May 1 of the year following the calendar year in which the limited liability company's articles of organization became effective." An LLC formed in 2026 files its first $138.75 report between January 1 and May 1, 2027.

Is Florida expensive compared with other states?

Florida ranks 38th cheapest of 50 states on first-year cost , $31.59 above the $232.16 national average. On ongoing annual cost it ranks 40th.

A cheaper filing fee elsewhere rarely saves money if you live and operate in Florida. Doing business here with an out-of-state LLC generally means registering it as a foreign LLC in Florida anyway. Paying both states. See foreign qualification in Florida before forming elsewhere to save on fees.

When is the Florida filing deadline, and what happens if you miss it?

"A $400 late fee will be imposed on all profit corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships and limited liability limited partnerships. Non-profit corporations are not subject to the $400 late fee." The LLC fee table lists "Annual Report (received after May 1st) $538.75", $138.75 + $400.

"If you do not file an annual report by the third Friday of September, your business entity will be administratively dissolved or revoked in our records at the close of business on the fourth Friday of September." Reinstatement costs a $100.00 Reinstatement Fee plus each year's annual report fee, all due at submission. The Division's payment cutoffs follow the same two days: its last day to pay by check is the third Friday of September, and it accepts credit card payment until 5:00 pm EST on the fourth Friday, the day of dissolution. Florida law also bars a non-filing LLC from maintaining or defending any action in a Florida court until the report is filed and all fees and penalties are paid.

Full Florida annual report filing guide · Deadline calculator

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