Florida: annual report deadlines, fees and closing a business
For LLCs and corporations registered in Florida. Facts last verified against the official pages linked below.
Find my exact due date File on the official Florida site
At a glance
| Entity | Annual report due | Fee | Late |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLC | Between January 1 and May 1 each year; $400 late fee applies after 11:59 PM Eastern on May 1 | $138.75 | $400 late fee after May 1 (applies to profit corporations, LLCs, LPs and LLLPs; not to nonprofits) |
| Corporation (profit) | Between January 1 and May 1 each year; $400 late fee applies after 11:59 PM Eastern on May 1 | $150 for a profit corporation ($61.25 for a nonprofit corporation) | $400 late fee after May 1 for profit corporations (nonprofits are not subject to it) |
LLC
- Due: Between January 1 and May 1 each year; $400 late fee applies after 11:59 PM Eastern on May 1.
- Fee: $138.75.
- Late: $400 late fee after May 1 (applies to profit corporations, LLCs, LPs and LLLPs; not to nonprofits).
- If you miss it: If no annual report is filed by the third Friday in September, the entity is administratively dissolved or revoked at the close of business on the fourth Friday of September. Reinstatement requires an application plus the reinstatement fee and annual report fees due (amounts: not yet researched).
- To close it: not yet researched.
Sources: FL DOS: File annual report (fees, deadlines, FAQ) · FL DOS: Mind Your Sunbizness (Jan 1 - May 1 season) search excerpt · Sunbiz annual report filing page search excerpt · verified 2026-10-17
Corporation (profit)
- Due: Between January 1 and May 1 each year; $400 late fee applies after 11:59 PM Eastern on May 1.
- Fee: $150 for a profit corporation ($61.25 for a nonprofit corporation).
- Late: $400 late fee after May 1 for profit corporations (nonprofits are not subject to it).
- If you miss it: Same administrative dissolution or revocation timing as LLCs (third Friday in September to file; dissolved at close of business on the fourth Friday).
- To close it: not yet researched.
Sources: FL DOS: File annual report (fees, deadlines, FAQ) · FL DOS: Mind Your Sunbizness (Jan 1 - May 1 season) search excerpt · verified 2026-10-17
Good to know
A report is required even if nothing changed.
The annual report is not a financial statement, is required whether or not you need to make changes, and keeps the entity 'active' with the Department of State. If the business has closed you do not file the annual report, but you must file to dissolve or withdraw.
Source: FL DOS: File annual report · verified 2026-10-17
Pay by check: mail by May 1.
Check or money order payment vouchers must be postmarked and mailed on or before May 1 to avoid the late fee. For 2026 the last day to pay by check before dissolution was September 18 and by credit card September 25 (2026 dates only).
Source: FL DOS: File annual report · verified 2026-10-17
Amended annual report.
Corporations and LLCs can file an amended annual report after filing: $61.25 (corporation) or $50 (LLC).
Source: FL DOS: File annual report · verified 2026-10-17
Florida business taxes
We have not compiled Florida business tax thresholds or due dates yet. Start at Florida Department of Revenue. This page covers annual report or periodic filing rules only; tax details are not yet researched.
Closing a Florida business
Florida closing steps: not yet researched. The federal steps are on the closing checklist. For state steps, start at Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz).
Not yet researched for Florida
- first-year timing (an official page was not read; a non-official summary says the year after formation)
- closing/dissolution steps and fees
- reinstatement fee amounts
- Florida corporate income tax and sales tax
These items are left out on purpose until they can be confirmed on an official page.
Official links
- Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)
- Sunbiz online annual report
- Florida Department of Revenue
Beware of mail asking you to pay to file your annual report: see scam mailers.