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The Florida filing fee for a new LLC is $125. Sunbiz splits it into a $100 filing fee and a $25 registered agent fee, and both are required. The recurring state cost is the $138.75 annual report, due by May 1 each year.
Those two numbers are the Division of Corporations side of the cost. Our Florida business entity search guide covers how to look up Florida records on Sunbiz.
First year and each year after
From the Division of Corporations LLC fee page and its annual report page:
| What | Timing | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Filing fee for Articles of Organization | Once | $100 |
| Registered agent fee, required | Once, with the articles | $25 |
| Total to form | $125 | |
| Annual report, including supplemental fee | Each year, by May 1 | $138.75 |
| Annual report received after May 1 | If late | $538.75 |
| Name reservation, optional | Before forming | $25 for 120 days |
| Certificate of Status, optional | On request | $5 |
| Certified copy of record, optional | On request | $30 |
| Expedited filing | Not offered | None |
Put simply, the first bill is $125 and the steady yearly bill is $138.75. Only lateness or extras change that.
The registered agent fee is a state fee
People sometimes read the $25 as a charge from a private agent. It is not. It is a line on the state's own fee page, labelled "Registered Agent Fee (Required)", and it comes with every new Florida or foreign LLC filing. It is separate from anything you might pay a private company to act as your agent. Source: LLC fee page.
You still need an actual agent: a Florida resident or an entity allowed to act as one. A person inside the business can serve. The LLC itself cannot.
Registering an LLC from another state
A foreign LLC pays the same $125 total as a new Florida LLC: the $100 filing fee and the $25 registered agent fee. It then owes the $138.75 annual report each year (LLC fee page). See our foreign LLC registration guide for when an out of state LLC needs to register.
What the state total does not include
- A paid registered agent service, if you do not name a person in Florida. That price is set privately.
- An attorney or accountant, if you choose to use one.
- An EIN, which costs nothing. The IRS EIN page says "You never have to pay a fee for an EIN." Our EIN for an LLC page explains when you need one.
- County or city business tax receipts and licences, which are local.
The May 1 rule and other things that raise the bill
The single biggest jump in Florida is the late fee. The annual report page says the payment must be "postmarked and mailed on or before May 1 to avoid a late fee." Miss it and the report costs $538.75 instead of $138.75 (LLC fee page). The annual report deadlines tool lists this date with the other states.
An LLC that falls far enough behind can end up dissolved. Coming back then costs a $100 reinstatement fee plus the annual report fee for each year missed, so a long gap adds up fast.
Smaller changes cost money too. Changing your registered agent later is a $25 filing. Both fees are on the LLC fee page.
Compare before you file
To see Florida next to other states, open our LLC fees by state table. For a running total over three or five years, use the LLC cost calculator. Fees can change by law, so check the Sunbiz fee page on the day you file.
To go from cost to action, see how to start an LLC in Florida.