Florida gives every business the same deadline — May 1 — and charges $400 the moment you miss it. The state cannot waive it. Check where you stand.
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Not sure? You can check free — look up your business at the state's business search and open the entity record. Filed annual reports are listed by year with a downloadable image.
| Filing deadline | |
|---|---|
| Late fee after that | |
| State filing fee | |
| Administrative dissolution if still unfiled | |
| Total if you file on time | |
| Total if you file late |
Reports paid by card post to the state's records immediately. You get the filed copy by email the same day.
Unlike most states, Florida does not tie your deadline to the month you registered. Every corporation, LLC, and limited partnership has the same deadline: May 1. The filing window opens January 1.
| Entity type | State fee | $400 late fee applies? |
|---|---|---|
| Limited Liability Company | $138.75 | Yes |
| Profit Corporation | $150.00 | Yes |
| Non-Profit Corporation | $61.25 | No |
| Limited Partnership / LLLP | $500.00 | Yes |
Florida's $400 late fee is set by statute, and the Division of Corporations has no authority to reduce or waive it — not for a first offense, not for a good reason, not at all. For an LLC it is nearly three times the filing fee itself.
If your annual report still hasn't been filed by the third Friday in September, your entity is administratively dissolved or revoked at the close of business on the fourth Friday. A dissolved entity can be reinstated, but that requires a reinstatement application plus all the annual report fees that were due.
Yes. The report is required every year regardless of whether anything changed. It updates or confirms the state's records — it is not a financial statement and is unrelated to your taxes.
Yes, and it is not difficult. Go to Sunbiz.org, enter your document number, review the information the state already has on file, type your name as the signature, and pay by card. Most people finish in 10–15 minutes and pay only the state fee. Nobody is required to use a third-party service.