Florida Incorporation

If you file a Florida incorporation online, the DOC accepts all major credit cards. Paper filings should be accompanied by a check or money order made payable to: Florida Department of State.

The Division of Corporations allows fax filings only for businesses that have set up a Sunbiz E-File Account. An E-File Account works like a bank account. You deposit money into it, and when you need to send a filing, money comes out of the account to cover the fee.

The only drawback with a Sunbiz E-File Account is that it is not designed for companies that need to file only one or two documents. There is a minimum $300 deposit required upfront, which makes this option useful only for corporations that will need to file multiple documents over time.

Hire us now. A Florida registered agent is designated on the Articles of Incorporation, so they will be rejected without one.

Just as important, though, is that by hiring us now we can help you protect your privacy. When you hire us, we can handle your Florida incorporation from start to finish. If we file your documents for you, we can use our name and address in order to keep your private information off the public record.

Yep! When you hire us to form your corporation, you can get a domain name, open-source website, email address, and phone service. This will help you maintain some separation between your business and personal life and make your business look more professional. Your domain name and all the data on your site will always belong to you.

A trade name—commonly called a DBA, or what Florida calls a “fictitious name”—is any name you use for your business other than what you have on-file with the state. When you use a different name for your business, that name needs to be registered with the Florida Department of State.

You can do this yourself through the Florida Division of Corporations. Or, we can register your trade name for you! Inside your client account, just select our Trade Name Service, and we’ll register your new name for $175, including state fees. We can also take care of Florida’s publication requirement for you (see below).

Yes. Florida requires businesses that have registered trade names to publish an official notice in a local newspaper. When you hire Florida Registered Agent to register your trade name, let us know if you’d like us to also take care of the publication requirement for an additional $128. This brings your total cost for our Trade Name Service to $303. This is a one-time cost that will last until your trade name needs to be renewed in five years.

Registration Sections
Division of Corporations
PO Box 6327
Tallahassee, FL 32314

Hand Delivery:
Clifton Building
2661 Executive Center Circle
Tallahassee, FL 32301

Yes. Florida requires all annual reports are filed online. The State of Florida no longer accepts annual reports through the mail.

However, you do not have to PAY online. You can select to pay with a check or money order, in which case you will have to print off a payment voucher and send it with your payment. The annual report will not be processed until payment is received. You can also pay using a Sunbiz E-File Account.

We don’t handle entity conversion but we do provide you with filing information and instructions. If you sign up for our registered agent service, you will find all of the necessary documents for conversion in your online account.

The Division of Corporations requires our signature if you are submitting a paper copy, but it does not have to be an original signature. When you hire us, you will find pre-signed Articles in your online account. You can print them and mail them in. Or, when you hire us, we will give you a name to use for the online filing through Sunbiz.

After you incorporate in Florida, you will be required to meet all legal tax obligations. The Florida corporate tax rate is 5.5%. There is no state income tax.