Start an LLC in Florida: Step-by-Step Edition

Informational only. Not legal, tax or accounting advice. Fees and rules change; check the linked official page before you file. Talk to an attorney or CPA about your situation.

You can form a Florida LLC yourself. You file the Articles of Organization online at Sunbiz for $125 ($100 filing fee plus $25 for the registered agent designation), get your EIN free from the IRS, and file an annual report between January 1 and May 1 every year for $138.75. Miss May 1 and the fee becomes $538.75. This guide puts those steps, and the ones around them, in order. Each one links to the .gov page that sets the rule.

Florida 2027 edition. Every fee and deadline was checked against the official page on October 29, 2026.

What you get

• The guide (41-page PDF). Chapters 1 to 12 cover what every US founder does: test the idea, pick and check a name, choose a structure, get the EIN, choose a registered agent, file with the state, open the bank account, get licences, check the current BOI rule, keep the business in good standing and set up your first week of IT. Chapter 13 walks through Florida step by step: the Sunbiz name search and optional reservation, what the Articles ask for, filing online, the fictitious name rules (including the newspaper ad), registering with the Florida Department of Revenue, the local business tax receipt, the annual report, and what changes if you form a corporation instead.
• Name Worksheet (Word + PDF). Check three names against Florida's naming rules, the federal trademark search and domain availability.
• Entity Decision Tree (Word + PDF). Five yes/no questions that tell you what to bring to your CPA or attorney, plus a one-page table of what each structure means in Florida.
• Filing Checklist (Excel + PDF). All 21 steps with the official page, the Florida fee and the timing. Mark each one from a Status dropdown, and the sheet adds up what you paid.
• 90-Day Calendar (Excel + PDF). Type the filed date from your Sunbiz confirmation letter and every target date fills in. A second sheet lists five years of annual report windows, each with a 30-day reminder before May 1.
• A one-page start-a-business checklist and a sources page listing every official page we used and the date we checked it.

What it doesn't do

• It doesn't file anything for you or act as your registered agent.
• It doesn't give legal, tax or accounting advice, and it won't tell you which structure or tax election is right for you. Where that call matters, it says so and tells you what to ask your attorney or CPA.
• It doesn't include an operating agreement or any other legal document. It lists the questions an operating agreement usually answers so you can take them to an attorney.
• It makes no promise about income or results.

How it was made

AmagiLabs wrote this guide with AI help (Claude). We checked every fee, deadline and rule by hand against the official page listed in the guide, and checked each official link, on October 29, 2026. Fees and rules change after that date. The guide tells you which page to recheck before you pay.

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