Florida Companies Must File 2013 Annual Report by May 1

Annual reports for Florida corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships are due on May 1, 2013. If you submit your company’s annual report after this date, you will be required to pay a $400 late fee. The only exception is for non-profit corporations; all other business entities will be subject to the late filing fee after May 1^st – even if the business did not receive an annual report filing notice.

If a company does not file its annual report by the third Friday of September, the Florida Department of State – Division of Corporations will dissolve or revoke the business entity from its records.  Please note this is not a tax-related filing, so an income tax extension will not extend the period to file this legal report.

You can search to see if an entity has filed its 2013 annual report at the following Florida Division of Corporations website: http://sunbiz.org/search.html

If you have any questions about filing your company’s annual report, please contact me or one of our other professionals.