Your Florida LLC annual report: when it is due, what it costs and how to file

Every Florida LLC must file an annual report with the state on Sunbiz each year. It's a short online filing, but the deadline is strict: miss it and the fee nearly quadruples, and if you never file, the state dissolves your company. Here is when it's due, what information you need, what it costs and how to avoid the misleading letters that arrive every season.

What the annual report is

It's an update of your LLC's details in Florida's public business registry. The law (section 605.0212) requires every LLC to file it each year, even with no activity or income. With it you confirm or update the company's address, your registered agent, who manages it and its federal employer identification number (EIN).

You don't pay taxes with it or report what you earn. It's mainly how the state checks that your company is still active and its details are current.

When it's due

The filing window runs from January 1 to May 1 each year. The first report is due the year after the LLC was formed: if you formed it at any point in 2026, your first report is due between January 1 and May 1, 2027.

In 2027, May 1 falls on a Saturday. Sunbiz is available 24 hours a day, but don't wait until the last day: confirm the exact deadline on Sunbiz and file with time to spare.

What it costs

Fees published by the Florida Division of Corporations. The certificate of status shows your LLC is active; banks often ask for one, so it can be worth ordering at the same time.

What information you need

1. Your LLC's document number, 6 or 12 digits, assigned when you formed it. It appears on Sunbiz if you search your company name.
2. Your LLC's EIN, 9 digits. Don't enter a Social Security number. If you don't have one yet, the law lets you state that it has been applied for.
3. The principal office address and, if different, a mailing address, which can be a P.O. box.
4. Your registered agent, with a physical Florida address. If you change it on the report, the new agent must sign an acceptance. See our Florida registered agent guide.
5. At least one person who manages the LLC, such as the manager or authorized member, with title and address.
6. A valid email address, where you'll get the confirmation.

How to file, step by step

1. Go to the annual report section of Sunbiz, the Division of Corporations' official website.
2. Enter your LLC's document number.
3. Review the details shown and update what has changed: addresses, registered agent, managers or EIN. The company name can't be changed on the report.
4. If useful, add a certificate of status.
5. Sign electronically and pay. You can also pay by check or money order by mailing a payment voucher.
6. Keep the confirmation email.

What happens if you don't file

• After May 1, you can still file, but with the $400 late fee.
• If it isn't filed by the third Friday in September, the state administratively dissolves your LLC at the close of business on the fourth Friday in September. In 2027, those dates are September 17 and 24.
• Until it's current, your LLC can't bring or defend a lawsuit in Florida until it files and pays what it owes (section 605.0212).
• To reinstate it, you file a reinstatement application and pay $100 plus the missed annual reports.

A dissolved LLC can cause problems with your bank, clients and contracts. That's why it pays to file every year as soon as the window opens.

Watch out for misleading letters

Every season, many LLCs receive official-looking letters or emails from private companies offering to file the report or send a certificate at prices far above the state's. Florida's Secretary of State warned in January 2026: "Beware of companies sending misleading solicitations," and urged businesses to file early and directly with the state.

• The official fees are the ones in the table above.
• The report is filed on Sunbiz.org, part of the Department of State's website, dos.fl.gov.
• If you hire someone to do it for you, make it a professional you know, such as your registered agent or accountant.

What the annual report doesn't replace

The annual report is an obligation to the State of Florida. If your LLC has a foreign owner, you also have IRS obligations, above all Form 5472, due April 15, with much higher penalties.

On beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports to FinCEN: since the final rule took effect on August 14, 2026, companies formed in the U.S., such as a Florida LLC, are exempt. Foreign companies registered to do business in the U.S. still have to report, unless an exemption applies.

Don't forget insurance: an LLC protects your personal assets, but not the company. We explain which insurance the law requires and which you will need in our guide to business insurance for a Florida LLC.

Frequently asked questions

Next step

The annual report is one of your LLC's obligations. Review them all in our guide to opening a Florida LLC as a non-resident, and don't forget Form 5472.