Florida LLC Cost: State Fees, Annual Reports, and Optional Help

The required Florida state fee to form an LLC is $125. An ongoing LLC annual report currently costs $138.75, and filing after May 1 adds a $400 late fee. Optional documents, registered-agent providers, and formation services can add to your budget. Florida publishes the state amounts in its official LLC fee schedule.

What makes up the $125 formation fee?

The state’s fee provisions list these individual charges. See Florida Statutes section 605.0213. Choosing both optional documents makes the total $160; they are not required just to create the LLC. Ask what document you actually need before buying an add-on.

Is a registered agent included in that fee?

The $25 charge is a state designation fee. It does not buy a year of service from a private registered-agent company. Florida requires a qualifying agent to accept the appointment and maintain the required office. See the registered-agent statute.

If you choose a paid provider, read its first-year price, renewal price, cancellation process, and included services. Compare that quote separately from the cost of preparing your Articles. A package can look inexpensive at checkout while including a different recurring service you did not intend to purchase.

What does filing with SunbizPro cost?

SunbizPro’s prices separate our administrative assistance from Florida’s fee:

Formation covers review of supplied filing information, Articles preparation, your approval before submission, submission, filing updates, and digital state documents when available. Guided Launch adds an administrative walkthrough, guidance for your free IRS EIN application, a next-steps checklist, and annual-report deadline guidance. See the package details.

Neither package requires a SunbizPro subscription. Registered-agent service, later annual reports, optional state certificates, and legal or tax advice are excluded. You can instead file directly with Florida without paying our service fee. Paying more for preparation does not purchase guaranteed state approval.

What will the annual report cost?

The LLC annual-report charge is $138.75 when filed on time. After May 1, the $400 late fee brings it to $538.75. These amounts are confirmed in the official LLC annual-report help. This is a recurring state obligation, separate from any optional formation-service subscription.

The report confirms or updates the state’s company information; it is not a financial statement. It is required even if the details have not changed. Failure to file can lead to administrative dissolution. See the official annual-report page. Keep the filing responsibility assigned to someone rather than assuming that buying formation assistance includes future reports.

Do you have to pay for an EIN?

No IRS application fee is required. The IRS issues EINs free and tells applicants forming an LLC to complete state formation first. A private provider may charge for help, but that is its service fee, not an IRS charge.

If a quote includes “EIN filing,” ask whether it means a submitted application or guidance while you apply yourself. SunbizPro’s Guided Launch includes guidance. Do not send Social Security numbers, identity documents, or card information through our general inquiry form.

Build a complete budget before choosing a package

Keep three lines in your budget: the initial state filing, optional help you choose, and later operating expenses. For every quoted item, ask whether it is one-time or recurring, who receives the money, when it renews, and how to cancel it. Save the answers with your order details.

Business-specific licenses, taxes, insurance, accounting, and other operating expenses are outside these formation totals. LLC formation is not an automatic tax-saving strategy or a guarantee of complete personal protection. Read what a Florida LLC means, then use our formation checklist to plan the sequence.

SunbizPro is operated by Aurelian Advisory Group LLC. We are an independent filing service, not Sunbiz, the Florida Department of State, or a law firm. Review the two package options when you are ready to compare administrative help.

Official sources checked November 6, 2026. This guide provides general information, not individualized legal or tax advice.