Dissolve a Florida LLC
Stopping work does not close a company. Florida keeps billing you until you file.
Nothing is charged when you order. We check your record first, email an invoice for the exact total, and file the moment it is paid.
Why this filing exists
An LLC is a registration, not an activity. Until you file Articles of Dissolution, Florida’s position is that your company still exists — which means:
- The $138.75 annual report is still due every May 1, for a company doing nothing.
- Miss it and Florida adds a $400 penalty. That is the state’s charge and it is not negotiable.
- Keep missing it and Florida administratively dissolves the company by the third Friday of September — the involuntary version, which sits on your public record and costs $100 plus every owed report to undo.
- Your registered agent obligation continues, and legal mail keeps going somewhere you may no longer read.
A voluntary dissolution ends all of it, cleanly, for $124.
What the $99 covers
- We check your Sunbiz record and confirm the company is in a state Florida will accept a dissolution from.
- We prepare the Articles of Dissolution and the required cover letter.
- We file with the Division of Corporations and email you the stamped confirmation.
- We tell you plainly if you do not need this filing — see below.
When we will tell you not to buy this
Two situations, and we would rather say so than sell you a filing:
- Florida already dissolved the company administratively. If the register already shows it as inactive and you have no intention of reviving it, there may be nothing worth filing. We will say so.
- Reports are owed. Florida generally requires a company to be current before accepting a voluntary dissolution, so those have to be brought up to date first — which costs real money. We price the whole path before you commit, so you can decide whether a clean voluntary record is worth it or whether letting the administrative dissolution stand is the cheaper answer for you.
The real cost, itemised
| Line | Amount | Who charges it |
|---|---|---|
| Articles of Dissolution prepared & filed | $99 | FloridaFormed |
| Florida dissolution filing fee | $25 | Florida, at cost |
| Owed annual reports, if any | $138.75 each | Florida, at cost |
| Typical total, company current | $124 |
For comparison: Bizee charges $149 plus the state fee. InCorp is $99 plus an $18 shipping fee. ZenBusiness and Northwest Registered Agent do not offer dissolutions at all — they will form your company and leave you to close it yourself.
What filing the dissolution does not do
This is a state filing, and it only does state things. Closing a business properly also means:
- Final tax returns — federal and, where applicable, Florida. Ask your accountant; we cannot advise on this.
- Closing your EIN account with the IRS, which is a separate letter.
- Cancelling local licences and permits, your sales tax registration, and your resale certificate.
- Settling debts and distributing what is left to the members in the order your operating agreement and Florida law require. If the company owes more than it holds, talk to an attorney before you distribute anything.
We send this as a checklist with your stamped dissolution so nothing is left hanging.
Questions
How long does it take?
We prepare and send the filing within one business day of payment — three business hours with priority handling ($49). Florida then processes it at its own pace; dissolutions are a mail filing, so allow several business days plus mail time.
Can I dissolve if the other members disagree?
Whether you have authority to dissolve is governed by your operating agreement and Florida law, not by us. We file at the direction of the person authorised to sign. If there is a dispute, get an attorney before filing — an improperly authorised dissolution is a real problem.
Can I undo a dissolution?
Florida has a Revocation of Dissolution filing, at a $100 state fee, but it is time-limited and fact-specific. Do not file a dissolution as a way of pausing — if you might come back, keep the company current instead.
Official sources
- Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) — the agency that processes every filing on this page.
- Sunbiz fee schedule — the official, current list of state charges.
- Sunbiz record search — look up any Florida company free.
- Sunbiz LLC forms — including the Articles of Dissolution form.
- IRS: closing a business — final returns and closing your EIN account.
FloridaFormed, a Filerra, LLC company, is a business filing and information service — not a law firm. Nothing here is legal or tax advice. We prepare and file documents at your direction; we do not decide what is right for your situation. State fees are set by Florida and can change — the Sunbiz fee schedule above is authoritative.
Every Florida filing we do
- Registered agent service — $99/yr
- Annual report filing — $49 + $138.75
- Reinstatement — $149 + state fees
- LLC amendment — $79 + $25
- Out-of-state company into Florida — $199 + $125
- Fix a rejected Sunbiz filing — $49
- Change your address — free
- Form a new Florida LLC — $0 + $125 state fee
Every price above is our fee plus Florida's own charge, shown separately. Priority handling is $49 on any filing and speeds up our queue, never the state's.