Updated August 10, 2026. Quick answer. Forming an LLC in Florida costs $125 required ($100 filing fee + $25 registered agent designation) to file, and an ongoing report requirement ($138.75). Five-year total: At least $818 over five years — one or more components (commonly the franchise/minimum tax) is unverified, so treat this as a floor, not a total.
The same question in other states: How Much Does an LLC Cost in Connecticut?, How Much Does an LLC Cost in District of Columbia? and How Much Does an LLC Cost in Hawaii?
What it actually costs
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Formation filing fee | $125 required ($100 filing fee + $25 registered agent designation) |
| Annual/biennial report | $138.75 |
| Franchise / minimum tax | Not verified — see notes |
| Publication requirement | No newspaper publication requirement was found. |
Five-year cost of ownership: At least $818 over five years — one or more components (commonly the franchise/minimum tax) is unverified, so treat this as a floor, not a total. Publication cost is excluded from this figure — it’s county-driven where it applies, not state-driven, so a single number would be wrong for most filers.
The trap worth knowing before you file
Official-tier from the Florida Division of Corporations’ own fee page. The fee statutes in Fla. Stat. ch. 605 were not fetched, so no statute-vs-agency comparison was possible for Florida; the statute citation above is nominal and should be treated as unverified.
Source
Fla. Stat. 605.0213 (fees) and 605.0212 (annual report) — cited from the Division of Corporations schedule; statutory text not separately fetched. Read 2026-08-06 from official. Formation-service sites were not used as a source for this figure.
Once the LLC exists, an operating agreement is what actually runs it
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If the LLC already exists somewhere else
Everything above prices forming a new Florida LLC. A company that already exists in another state does not have to be dissolved and re-formed: Florida takes it in as the same legal entity by the route its own code captions conversion, Fla. Stat. § 605.1041(3), and the entity-law filing fee for it is $25 — a separate filing from the formation costs above. Going the other way, a Florida LLC may leave for another US state under Fla. Stat. § 605.1041(1)(b). Either way the move needs both ends to allow it — the state being left as well as the state being joined — which is where most published advice goes wrong.
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Florida LLC Annual Report: $138.75 Through May 1 vs. $538.75 After
Use these official filing checkpoints when reconciling the recurring-cost estimate on this page.
- Florida lists the LLC annual report at $138.75 with its supplemental fee.
- A report received after May 1 is listed at $538.75.
- An amended annual report is a separate $50 filing.
Match the entity’s formation or registration record, filing mode, and current status to the controlling rule before submitting; use the official filing authority for the current interface.
Compare LLC reporting systems across all jurisdictions, then verify this state’s rule in the official source.
Looking for the annual-report due date and fee instead? See Florida LLC annual report.
Related: Florida’s registered agent requirements, including who can serve and what happens if you don’t have one.
Related: Florida’s LLC Certificate of Good Standing cost, including who issues it and how fast you can get one.