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Florida upkeep for a multistate LLC
Adding Florida costs $125 to register; after that the state charge is $138.75 a year and the agent is $149 a year.
What Florida adds each year
- State charge
- $138.75 a year (Annual report (Florida Division of Corporations, filed online))
- Due
- Between January 1 and May 1
- Agent after year one
- $149 a year with Mainstay Filing
Stacked with other states
If Florida is one of several registrations, here is how the totals grow.
| Registered in | Registration fees | Upkeep, 2 years |
|---|---|---|
| Florida + California | $195 | $595.50 |
| Florida + Texas | $875 | $575.50+ |
| Florida + New York | $375 | $584.50 |
| Florida + California + Texas | $945 | $744.50+ |
Registration fees are one-time. Upkeep is two years of state charges plus each agent at the $149 renewal rate, which is what it costs once the free first year is over.A + marks a variable state charge left out of the total.
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Florida (2026)
Adding Florida to your LLC? These file it, in order.
1. Mainstay Filing
$199 + $125 state fee = $324
Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
2. FL Registered Agent.org
$199 + $125 state fee = $324
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
3. Florida Registered Agent.io
$199 + $125 state fee = $324
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
Service prices read from each provider’s Florida page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section.
Florida questions
What does it cost each year to keep a foreign LLC in Florida?
$138.75 a year (Annual report (Florida Division of Corporations, filed online)), plus the agent at $149 a year after the free first year.
What is the registration fee in Florida?
$125 once, to the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section.
Is the Florida agent a separate cost from other states?
Yes. Each state needs its own registered agent with an address there, so the agent charge repeats for every state you add.
Sources
- Form CR2E027, foreign LLC application (PDF): form.sunbiz.org/pdf/cr2e027.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- Florida Statutes 605.0902, certificate of authority: www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/605.0902, checked October 8, 2026
- Florida Statutes 605.0905, activities that are not transacting business: www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/605.0905, checked October 8, 2026
- Florida Statutes 605.0904, consequences of transacting business without authority: www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/605.0904, checked October 8, 2026
- Form CR2E057, withdrawal (PDF): form.sunbiz.org/pdf/cr2e057.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- Sunbiz LLC fees: dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/forms/fees/llc-fees/, checked October 8, 2026