In the past, the State of Florida sent postcards to business entities registered in the State that reminds them to file annual reports by May 1, 2010 (unless the business is a not-for-profit). I have not received my postcard yet, but did get an email reminder. So, it seems that the State is transitioning out of the postcard business and into the email business in an effort to alert business entities to file their annual reports.
Failing to filing an annual report and filing fee (discussed below) on a timely basis will result in your business being administratively dissolved by the State, or at a minimum, require the payments of expensive reinstatement and/or late fees.
With the annual report, a filing fee must be submitted. The filing fees are as follows:
Filed by May 1 Filed after May 1
· For profit corporation: $150.00 $550.00
· Limited partnership: $500.00 $900.00
· Limited liability company: $138.75 $538.75
Information on filing your annual report can be obtained at www.sunbiz.org. In fact, you will need to submit your annual report and pay your filing fee on-line. To do this, you will need the document number assigned to your business by the State. This number can be found by searching the sunbiz website for your business record. Feel free to give our office a call if you would like us to walk you through the filing process.
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