Florida LLC: fees, costs and the Annual Report
What Florida charges to form an LLC, what the Annual Report costs and in which window it is filed, and what the first year and the renewal cost with KodiakBase, with official sources.
KodiakBase Team
The LLC in Florida
Florida registers LLCs through its Division of Corporations, whose filing site is Sunbiz. The company comes into existence when the state accepts the Articles of Organization.
Its yearly maintenance is the Annual Report, with a due date fixed for every LLC and a four-month filing window that opens every January 1.
What it costs to form and maintain
The state charges $125 to form: 100 USD to file plus 25 USD for the Registered Agent designation, which is billed separately there and is mandatory. The Annual Report costs $138.75 a year.
With KodiakBase, the first year costs $424 with the state fees included, and the annual renewal $337.75: it covers the Registered Agent, the filing of the Annual Report with its fee, and the rest of the services that repeat every year.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| State formation fee | $125 |
| Annual state fee | $138.75 |
| First year with KodiakBase, state fees included | $424 (pending approval) |
| Annual renewal with KodiakBase, state fees included | $337.75 (pending approval) |
The KodiakBase amounts marked as pending approval cannot be ordered yet: the configurator shows them without a total and sign-up will not take them until the price is approved. The state fees are public and do not depend on us.
When the Annual Report falls due
The Annual Report is due on May 1 every year, the same date for every LLC in the state, and it can be filed from January 1: a four-month window.
On top of that state date comes the federal one, identical in all five states: the annual information return (Form 5472 with its pro forma Form 1120) is due on April 15.
What KodiakBase includes in Florida
The service is the same in all five states; what changes between them is what each state charges and when. The first year in Florida includes:
- Articles of Organization
- Registered Agent
- EIN
- Operating Agreement
- Business address
- Form 5472 + 1120
- Deadline calendar
- ProjektRepublic PRO
Frequently asked questions
When is a Florida LLC's Annual Report due?
On May 1 every year, for every LLC in the state. It is a fixed calendar date: it does not move with the formation anniversary.
From when can the Annual Report be filed?
From January 1. The window runs from January 1 to May 1, and the fee published by Sunbiz is $138.75.
Why is Florida's formation fee not a round number?
Because it is two items Sunbiz charges together at filing: 100 USD for the Articles of Organization and 25 USD for the Registered Agent designation, which is mandatory in Florida. Their sum is the $125 shown in the table.
This page informs: it collects fees and deadlines published by the state and by the IRS, with their sources at the foot, and it is not tax or legal advice. Which state fits your case is assessed by a licensed US CPA for the US side and by a licensed tax adviser in your country of residence for yours.