Florida Companies Must File Annual Report by May 1

Annual reports for Florida corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships are due on or before May 1, 2015.  Reports submitted after that date will trigger a $400 late fee, and there is no provision to abate or waive the late fee.

All business entities (except non-profit corporations) must pay the $400 late fee if their annual report is filed after May 1^st – even if the business did not receive its annual report filing notice.

Failure to file the annual report by the third Friday of September will result in the state’s Division of Corporations revoking or dissolving the business entity from its records. Please note this filing is not a tax-related filing, so if you filed an income tax extension, that will not extend the period to file this legal report.

You can file your annual report online using your entity’s document number (located on your annual report filing notice), your Federal Employer Identification number, a valid email address, and a credit card to pay the filing fee. You can search to see if an entity has filed its 2015 Florida annual report at the Florida Division of Corporations website.

Please contact me or another Kaufman Rossin professional if you have questions or need assistance with filing your company’s annual report.