Questions & answers.

We're a private filing service. We prepare and submit Florida annual reports and fictitious name (DBA) renewals for business owners who'd rather not do it themselves.

We are not the State of Florida, and we're not affiliated with or endorsed by the Florida Department of State or any government agency.

Florida publishes business records, including the email address a business gave the state. We use those public records to let owners know when an annual report or renewal is coming due.

If you don't want these emails, use the one-click unsubscribe link at the bottom of any message. No login is needed, and we stop emailing that address.

Nothing. You don't owe us anything, and ignoring our email has no effect on your business.

If you'd rather not hear from us again, use the unsubscribe link in the email. We also check the state's records and stop reminders for filings that are already done.

Two separate amounts: the State of Florida's filing fee, which we pass on to the state, and our service fee of $149 for an annual report or DBA renewal ($99 for an EIN application).

State fees: LLC annual report $138.75, corporation $150, nonprofit corporation $61.25, limited partnership $500, and fictitious name renewal $50. You'll see both amounts on separate lines before you pay. There are no other charges.

Yes. You can file directly with the Florida Division of Corporations at dos.fl.gov/sunbiz and pay only the state fee. Our service is for people who want it done for them.

Search for your business or fictitious name. We show the record the state has on file. Review it, edit anything that has changed (addresses, registered agent, officers or managers, EIN), choose who signs, and pay.

We then submit the filing to the Florida Division of Corporations using the information you approved, and email you when it's filed and again when it shows in the state's records, with the state's confirmation number.

Checkout takes about two minutes. We aim to file within one business day of your payment. Once it's filed, the state usually shows it in its records soon after; we email you when it does.

A few changes, such as a new registered agent or an ownership change on a fictitious name, are filed by a person on our team and can take a little longer.

No. There's no account or password. Your receipt email has a link to check your order's status any time, and you can also look it up on our Track Order page with your order number and the email you used at checkout.

Card payments are processed by Stripe. Your card number goes straight to Stripe; we never see or store it.

Florida requires the filing to be signed by someone listed on it: for an annual report, one of the officers, directors, managers, authorized members or persons, or general partners listed; for a fictitious name renewal, one of the owners (for a company owner, a person authorized by it). At checkout you choose the signer from the people on the filing, and confirm you are that person or are authorized by them.

Florida annual reports can be filed from January 1 through May 1 each year. After May 1, the state adds a $400 late fee for corporations, LLCs and limited partnerships (nonprofits are exempt).

Businesses that still haven't filed by the third Friday in September are administratively dissolved (or, for out-of-state businesses, revoked) at the close of business on the fourth Friday in September.

See our Florida annual report guide for everything the state requires.

A fictitious name registration lasts five years and expires on December 31 of its fifth year. It can be renewed any time from January 1 through December 31 of the year it expires; a renewal keeps it registered for another five years.

If it isn't renewed by December 31, it expires and can't be renewed or reinstated. Registering the name again in Florida starts with advertising it at least once in a newspaper in the county of the business's principal place of business.

See our fictitious name renewal guide for everything the state requires.

Yes. When we complete a filing for you, we schedule a reminder email before the next one is due. Each reminder has an unsubscribe link if you'd rather not get them.

Or turn on automatic renewal at checkout and we'll file the next one for you, with notice emails before we charge anything.

It's optional: an unticked box at checkout. If you turn it on, we file your next annual report (each year) or fictitious name renewal (every five years) for you and charge the card you paid with: the State of Florida's fee and our service fee as in effect at that time. Your reminder emails show the exact amount before anything is charged. Nothing is charged at checkout for future renewals.

We email you about 45 days and again 7 days before the renewal date, with the date, the exact amount and the card we'll charge, and a link to review or update the details we'll file. We file early in January, as soon as Florida's window opens, so you're never near the May 1 late fee or the December 31 expiration.

If Florida changes its fee, we email you the new amount and wait at least 7 days before charging it. If the state's record shows the filing is already done, or the business is no longer active, we don't charge and we tell you why.

With one click. Every renewal email has a "Cancel automatic renewal" link, and your order page has a "Manage or cancel" link. It takes effect immediately, there's no fee, and you'll get an email confirming it.

If a renewal was already paid but we haven't filed it yet, you can still cancel it for a full refund: reply to any of our emails or write to info@corporateformfiling.com.

Yes, until we file. If you cancel before we submit your filing to the state, you get a full refund of everything you paid. Reply to your receipt email or write to info@corporateformfiling.com.

If we find the state already has your filing (for example, you filed it yourself), we refund you in full.

Once a filing has been submitted, it can't be cancelled, and the State of Florida does not refund its filing fees. See our Refund Policy for details.

Email info@corporateformfiling.com with your order number right away. If we haven't filed yet, we'll correct it before filing. If it has already been filed, we'll explain your options with the state.

Not yet. Registered agent service is coming soon. Until then, you can keep or change your registered agent when you file your annual report with us.

Email info@corporateformfiling.com. Include your order number or document number if you have one.