Cost summary
Year one: $125[2]. Each year after: $138.75[3], due may 1.
Mainstay Filing does the Florida filing for $199 a year; the state's $125 is added at cost[1].
- Formation fee
- $125
- Annual Report
- $138.75, every year
- Ongoing, per year (avg.)
- $138.75
- Late fee
- $400
- Change of agent
- $25
- Other states, ongoing fees
- 42 lower, 7 higher
Updated October 29, 2026. Fees from official sources; prices from providers' own pages.
Florida fees at a glance
| Filing | Fee | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation (Form CR2E047) | $125 | Once | [2] flsenate.gov, updated October 29, 2026 |
| Annual Report | $138.75 | Every year | [3] dos.fl.gov, updated October 29, 2026 |
| Late filing penalty | $400 | If late | [4] leg.state.fl.us, updated October 29, 2026 |
| Change of registered agent | $25 | When filed | [5] dos.fl.gov, updated October 29, 2026 |
Fees paid to Florida agencies only; card and portal charges and expedite options are not included.
The recurring cost is the Annual Report: $138.75, every year. Changing the registered agent later costs $25.
The Annual Report
Florida's recurring requirement is one filing, every year. Here is what the rules say about it:
- Filing: Annual Report
- Filed with: Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations
- Fee: $138.75, every year[3]
- Deadline: May 1[4]
- How to file: online
- Late fee: $400
A late Annual Report costs $400 on top of the $138.75 fee. Skip it long enough and the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations can dissolve the company[4].
How Florida compares
Averaged per year, Florida's ongoing state cost is $138.75. Nationally the median is $30; 42 states charge less and 7 charge more. Of its 2 neighbors, 2 cost less per year and none cost more.
| State | Formation | Report | Per year (avg.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | $125 | $138.75 / yr | $138.75 |
| Alabama | $236 | None | $0 |
| Georgia | $110 | $60 / yr | $60 |
Filing-office fees only, per each state's own fee schedule as of August 12, 2026; biennial fees are shown halved in the last column.
Registered Agent and filing service costs
Every Florida LLC has to keep a registered agent on record. A member or manager who lives in Florida can be the registered agent as an individual. What Florida does not allow is the company listing itself.
Agent-only service from Mainstay Filing costs $149 a year in Florida[1]. For $199 a year it also forms the company, applies for the EIN and files the Annual Report when due. Both prices stay the same at renewal.
8 other agent services published Florida prices on October 20, 2026. First-year prices ran $0 to $249; renewals ran $48.99 to $249.
Florida's small businesses
The Census Bureau counted 3,485,976 small businesses in Florida in 2022, the 3rd most of any state. 2,968,201 of them had no employees. These counts cover every legal form, not only LLCs.
Questions
How much is the Florida LLC Annual Report?
$138.75, every year[3]. It is due may 1.
What happens if a Florida LLC misses the deadline?
Florida charges a $400 late fee. The LLC loses good standing with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, and continued non-filing can end in administrative dissolution or revocation.
Can a service handle these Florida filings?
Mainstay Filing does: $199 a year covers forming the Florida LLC, the registered agent and the EIN application[1]. It also files the Annual Report every year, adding the $138.75 state fee at cost.
Is Florida an expensive state for an LLC?
For the $125 formation fee, 30 states charge less and 16 charge more. The yearly cost of keeping it, $138.75 on average, compares like this: 42 states charge less and 7 charge more.
Sources
- Mainstay Filing pricing, registered agent and FAQ pages. Updated October 29, 2026.
- Fla. Stat. § 605.0201. www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/605.0201. Updated October 29, 2026.
- Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations: Annual Report rules and fee. dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/manage-business/efile/annual-report/. Updated October 29, 2026.
- Fla. Stat. § 605.0212; § 605.0213 (fees). www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0600-0699/0605/Section. Updated October 29, 2026.
- Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both for Limited Liability Company fee. dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/forms/fees/llc-fees/. Updated October 29, 2026.
- U.S. Census Bureau, Statistics of U.S. Businesses 2022 and Nonemployer Statistics 2022. www.census.gov/programs-surveys/susb.html. Updated October 29, 2026.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Business Employment Dynamics, Establishment Age and Survival, Table 7 (data through March 2025). www.bls.gov/bdm/bdmage.htm. Updated October 29, 2026.