Florida Annual Reports
Your Guide to Fulfilling the Florida Annual Report Filing Requirements
All LLCs, corporations, nonprofits, limited partnerships (LPs), and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) operating in Florida, domestic and foreign, are required to file a Florida Annual Report each year with the Florida Secretary of State.
Filing late can land you with a hefty $400 late fee, and not filing at all can result in the state administratively dissolving your company or revoking your right to do business in Florida.
We’ll walk you through everything you need to know about your annual reporting requirement so you can remain in compliance and avoid late fees.
We help protect our registered agent clients from annual report filing penalties by including enrollment in Renewal Service for annual report filing with Registered Agent Service. We file on your behalf (just $100 + state fees, charged at filing), so you don’t miss the deadline.
Understanding Your Florida Annual Report
What is the Florida Annual Report?
The Florida Annual Report confirms or updates your company information with the Florida Division of Corporations. Making sure that the state has all the correct information–especially for important points of contact, like your registered agent–is critical because it helps ensure that your business will receive important state notices and service of process in a timely manner.
Additionally, filing an Annual Report allows your entity to maintain an “active status” with the Florida Department of State.
Is filing an Annual Report required?
Filing an Annual Report is required by state law if your business entity was formed or is registered to do business in Florida, whether or not you need to update any information about your company.
What Happens If I Don’t File My Company’s Annual Report?
Filing late, or not filing at all, can have very negative consequences for your business:
Penalty for late filing:
If you miss the May 1st deadline, you must pay a $400 late fee on top of your filing fee when you submit your late report.
Penalty for failing to file:
The state of Florida gives you until the third Friday in September to file your late report. If you do not file your late report by the third Friday in September, your company will be administratively dissolved by the state (domestic entities) or have its authority to conduct business in Florida revoked (foreign entities) on the fourth Friday in September.
Additional costs:
You can apply for reinstatement if your company is administratively dissolved. However, applying for reinstatement comes with an additional, unofficial financial penalty because you must pay the reinstatement fee along with the Annual Report fees for each reporting year since the date of your dissolution and any associated late fees.
Quick Facts About Your Annual Report
Here’s a quick overview of all the basics before we go over the specifics of filing your report:
Due Date
Earliest date you can file: January 1st
Regular due date: May 1st at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time
Late filing due date: The third Friday of September
Filing Fees
LLC: $138.75
Corporation: $150
Nonprofit: $61.25
LP/LLP: $500
Late Fee (if applicable): $400
Filing Method
Annual Reports must be filed online using Sunbiz Annual Report e-filing system. Paper reports are no longer accepted.
Information You Can Update
Entity Name: No, amendment required
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN): Yes, add or change
Principal Place of Business Address: Yes
Mailing Address: Yes
Registered Agent and/or Registered Agent Office Address: Yes: unless you own an insurance company and your Chief Financial Officer is your registered agent
Names and Addresses of Officers, Directors, Managers, and Authorized Members (LLC, Corporation, or Nonprofit): Yes
Addresses of the Company’s General Partners (LP or LLP): No, amendment required
Renewal Service for Annual Report Filing
Enjoy peace of mind knowing your Annual Report will get filed on time, thanks to Renewal Service.
- Remain Compliant
Maintain your active status with the state and prevent administrative dissolution due to not filing. - Save Money
Avoid the costly $400 late fee and the costs of reinstating your company. - Stress Less
Don’t waste your energy trying to remember the due date or worrying about the penalties–just take care of running your business.
Year after year, we see clients being forced to pay the $400 or file for reinstatement after forgetting to file their Annual Report and having their company administratively dissolved by the state.
To help prevent you from having to deal with the costs and hassle of late filings or reinstatement, we now include enrollment in Renewal Service for Annual Report as part of our Registered Agent Service.
How does Renewal Service work?
- You are enrolled when you sign up for any service that includes registered agent (Registered Agent, Business Formation, Out-of-State Business Registration).
- 100 days before your Annual Report due date, we send you an email notification to remind you of the deadline and let you know that we’ll be filing your report in one week.
- If you need to have any report information updated, let us know by phone, email, or in your online portal. Otherwise, do nothing.
- A week later, we’ll file your report and charge you for the service. Renewal Service costs $100 + the state filing fee.
- Never worry about missing your deadline again!
If you prefer to file on your own, you can cancel Renewal Service inside your online portal. If you ever want to add the service back, you can do that, too.
How to File Your Annual Report
Filing your Florida Annual Report takes only a couple simple steps:
1. Fill out your report
Paper Annual Report filings are no longer accepted, so you’ll need to file online using the Sunbiz Annual Report e-filing system.
Required information:
- Document number
You will need your document number to access the report. If you’ve forgotten your number, the easiest way to find it is to use the Division of Corporations’ Florida Business Name Search to look up your business information.
If you to change any of the following details, be prepared with the new information:
- Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
- Principal Place of Business Address
- Mailing Address
- Registered Agent and/or Registered Agent Office Address
- Names and Addresses of Officers, Directors, Managers, and Authorized Members (LLC, Corporation, or Nonprofit)
2. Pay your filing fee
After completing your report, you’ll need to pay the filing fee. The Division of Corporations will allow you to pay online at the time of filing or to print a payment voucher so that you can pay by mail or courier.
Valid methods of payment:
Options for paying online:
- Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discovery
- Debit card (Visa or MasterCard logo)
- Prepaid Sunbiz E-File Account
Options for paying by mail or courier:
- Check payable to the Florida Department of State (US currency from a US bank only)
- Money order
If you pay by check or money order, you must remember to include your payment voucher. The check or money order must be postmarked or mailed on or before May 1st in order to avoid the late fee.
3. Receive confirmation
Once your report has been accepted, a filing confirmation will be sent the email address on file for your company.
Changing Your Registered Agent?
Changing your registered agent? Your Annual Report gives you the perfect opportunity to update your registered agent information without having to pay to file a Statement of Change.
If you haven’t switched but are thinking about it, we humbly submit our superb $49/year registered agent service for consideration.
When you hire Florida Registered Agent LLC, you can use our Florida business address on your annual report, which keeps your address off of the public record.
Plus, you’ll be automatically enrolled in our Renewal Service—which means we’ll file your annual report on your behalf to help make sure you never miss the filing deadline ($100 plus state fees, charged at filing–cancel anytime in your portal).
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