How to File an LLC Annual Report in Florida (2026)
Florida's LLC annual report costs $138.75 to file. It's due by May 1 every year, no matter what has or hasn't changed at your business.
The filing goes to the Florida Department of State's Division of Corporations. It's known publicly as Sunbiz. It keeps your LLC's agent, address and manager details current on the state's books.
Quick Summary
- File as soon as your Sunbiz reminder email arrives. Keep that email address current so the notice reaches you.
- There's no way to waive the late fee once you miss the deadline. Treat that date as final.
- Filing the annual report only updates your agent, address and manager details. Changing your LLC's name takes a separate filing.
Florida LLC Annual Report Quick Reference
Here's every number and link you need for the Florida LLC annual report, gathered in one place so you don't have to dig through Sunbiz for it.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Annual obligation | Florida LLC Annual Report |
| Fee | $138.75 |
| Due date | May 1 each year |
| First report due | The year after formation |
| Early filing window | January 1 through May 1 |
| Late penalty | $400 flat fee, no waiver, added after May 1 |
| Consequence of not filing | Administrative dissolution effective the fourth Friday of September (deadline to avoid it: the third Friday of September) |
| Reinstatement cost | $100 plus $138.75 for every report year owed |
| Filing authority | Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations |
| Online portal | Sunbiz |
What the Florida LLC Annual Report Is
The Florida LLC annual report is a status filing rather than a tax return. It confirms your LLC's address, agent and manager details on file with the Division of Corporations.
Every domestic Florida LLC must file one every year. So must every foreign LLC registered to transact business here. That's true whether you formed your LLC in Florida recently or years ago.
How to File the Florida LLC Annual Report
Florida only accepts the LLC annual report online, through Sunbiz. There's no separate paper form for the annual filing itself.
Filing Online Through Sunbiz
- Go to Sunbiz and choose the annual report filing for a domestic or foreign LLC.
- Enter your LLC's document number, found on your formation records or the state's notice.
- Review the pre-filled address, agent and manager details. Fix anything that's changed.
- Pay the fee. Credit card payments post immediately.
You can still pay by check or money order instead of a card. Choose that option during filing. Print the voucher the system generates. Mail it in with a check payable to the Florida Department of State.
Due Date
Your Florida LLC annual report is due each year in the filing window that runs from January 1 through May 1. That's true whether or not anything about your business changed.
Your first report isn't due the year you form. It's due the year after your LLC's articles of organization take effect.
File it in that same window. A foreign LLC counts from the year after it qualifies to transact business in Florida instead.
File the annual report more than once in the same calendar year. Only the first filing counts as your annual report. Anything filed after that in the same year becomes an amended report instead [1].
Sunbiz emails an "Annual Report Reminder Notice" to the address you filed on record. Keep that email address current. A missed reminder doesn't push back the May 1 deadline.
Penalties, Dissolution and Reinstatement
Miss the deadline and Florida adds a $400 late fee to your filing cost. There's no way to waive it, so filing on time is what avoids the penalty.
The cutoff to avoid administrative dissolution is the third Friday in September. Miss it, and Florida moves to dissolve your LLC. Dissolution then takes effect the following Friday, the fourth Friday of September [2].
A registered foreign LLC has the same annual report requirement. Missing it leads to cancellation of its certificate of authority instead of dissolution.
A dissolved LLC can apply for reinstatement at any time after the dissolution date [3]. Reinstating an LLC costs $100, plus $138.75 for every report year you owe.
You need to pay that full balance at once. The state won't reinstate your LLC while any part of it remains outstanding.
Winding up its affairs is all a dissolved LLC can do until reinstatement. That lasts until another business claims its name. That can happen a year after the dissolution date.
What to Include and How to Update Information
Your Florida LLC annual report needs the entity's name, its street address and mailing address, and its date of organization. Foreign LLCs list the jurisdiction where they formed instead. They also give the date they qualified to transact business in Florida.
You'll also need your LLC's federal employer identification number, or a note that one's been applied for. Add the name, title and address of at least one manager or authorized person.
Filing the annual report is how you update your agent, addresses and manager details. That includes your Florida registered agent's address. For anything else, like changing your LLC's name, you need a separate amendment filing instead.
FAQs
Is a Filing Extension Available for the Florida LLC Annual Report?
No, Florida doesn't offer a filing extension for the LLC annual report. Filing after the deadline adds the late fee instead.
Do I Still Need to File If My Florida LLC Already Closed?
No, you don't need to file the annual report if your Florida LLC has already closed. File to dissolve or withdraw the business instead. The annual-report requirement ends once that's on record.
References:
- http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0600-0699/0605/Sections/0605.0212.html
- http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0600-0699/0605/Sections/0605.0714.html
- http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0600-0699/0605/Sections/0605.0715.html
