Florida annual report filing for LLCs and corporations
Every Florida LLC and corporation files an annual report with the Division of Corporations between January 1 and May 1, every year, online through Sunbiz. Miss it and a late fee is added; leave it past the September deadline and the entity is administratively dissolved.
Checked against the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) and the statutes below, November 2026.
- What Florida calls it
- Annual Report
- Due
- January 1 to May 1, every year
- Filed with
- Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)
- How
- Online only, on Sunbiz
Who has to file the Florida annual report?
LLCs
Every Florida LLC and every foreign LLC registered in Florida delivers an annual report under Fla. Stat. § 605.0212. The first one is due in the calendar year after the articles of organization took effect, so an LLC formed in, say, October files its first report the following spring.
Corporations
Florida corporations file under chapter 607 on the same January 1 to May 1 cycle, under the same name, and face the same administrative dissolution if the report is not filed by the September deadline.
The report confirms the company’s name, principal office and mailing address, date of organization, federal employer identification number, and at least one person with authority to manage it. If the registered agent’s name or address in the report differs from the Division’s records, the report itself counts as the statement of change, so a Florida agent change can ride along with the annual report.
When is it due?
The window opens January 1 and closes May 1. The statute counts the first report filed in a calendar year as that year’s annual report; anything filed after it in the same year is treated as an amended report. There is no anniversary-month variation: every Florida entity shares the same window, which makes Florida easy to batch and easy to miss at scale.
Where is it filed?
The report is filed with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, and only online through Sunbiz. There is no paper form to mail in its place.
What happens if the Florida annual report is late?
A report filed after May 1 carries a late fee set by the state. A Florida LLC that has not filed by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the third Friday in September is administratively dissolved on the fourth Friday in September, with no separate cure notice for a missed report. Until the report is filed and what is owed is paid, the company may not maintain or defend an action in a Florida court.
Already past the deadline? See how to reinstate a Florida LLC: the status Florida uses, the filing that brings the entity back and the time limit.
How does LLCity file the Florida annual report?
We file it for you, entity by entity, and keep the next date on your schedule. State fees are confirmed with you before anything is filed.
We pull every Florida entity you hold from Sunbiz and list its document number, current agent and principal office before the window opens on January 1.
We confirm the principal office, mailing address and the people with authority to manage each entity with you, because the report must be current as of the day it is filed.
We file each report on Sunbiz inside the window, ahead of May 1, and send you the filed copy for your records.
If an entity is already past the deadline, we tell you whether it is still in the late-fee period or has been dissolved, and route it to reinstatement instead.
Several Florida entities?
Because every Florida entity files in the same January-to-May window, a portfolio of Florida companies is a single annual batch. That is also why one missed entity is easy to overlook: the September dissolution list does not wait for an owner to notice.
What else recurs in Florida?
Every recurring Florida filing on our compliance calendar, labelled by the entity it belongs to. Fees are set by the state and confirmed with you before anything is filed.
| Filing | When |
|---|---|
| Annual report (Sunbiz) | Due May 1 every year |
Florida annual report questions
When is the Florida annual report due?
Between January 1 and May 1 every year. The first report is due in the calendar year after the LLC’s articles of organization took effect.
What happens if a Florida LLC files its annual report late?
A late fee set by the state applies after May 1. If the report is still not filed by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the third Friday in September, the LLC is administratively dissolved on the fourth Friday in September.
Can I change my Florida registered agent in the annual report?
Yes. If the agent’s name or address in the annual report differs from the Division of Corporations’ records, the report is treated as a statement of change under Fla. Stat. § 605.0114, with no separate change filing.
Can the Florida annual report be filed on paper?
No. Florida annual reports are filed online through Sunbiz, the Division of Corporations’ filing system.
Do Florida corporations file the same annual report as LLCs?
They file a Florida annual report on the same January 1 to May 1 cycle, under chapter 607 rather than chapter 605, with the same September administrative dissolution if it is not filed.
Sources
- Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)— Fla. Stat. § 605.0212, annual report for department (checked 2026-11-12)
- Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)— Fla. Stat. § 605.0714, administrative dissolution (checked 2026-09-25)
- Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)— Annual report filing, online only (checked August 2026)
Last reviewed November 2026 against the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) and the statutes above. Not legal or tax advice: the filing office has the final word on your entity.
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Hand us every Florida annual report
Send us the list of entities. We confirm each one’s status with the Division of Corporations, file on schedule and track the next date. Quotes are custom to your portfolio of entities and states, and most are same-day.