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Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)

Florida business entity search

Look up a Florida business by name, document number, or EIN. The state's own registry file is searched here, alongside federal filings.

Free search. No account required.Florida registry: 12,991,059 registrations (all registrations, active and inactive), records as of 2026-10-19.

Florida registry at a glance

Registry agency
Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)
Office
Secretary of State Cord Byrd
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Phone
850.245.6052 (new corporations and LLCs); 850.245.6059 (annual reports and reinstatements)
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Address
The Centre of Tallahassee, 2415 N. Monroe Street, Suite 810, Tallahassee, FL 32303
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Mailing address
Division of Corporations, P.O. Box 6327, Tallahassee, FL 32314 (annual report and reinstatement check vouchers go to P.O. Box 6198, Tallahassee, FL 32314)
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Hours
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Registry number
Document number. A letter prefix plus digits, for example L24000012345 for an LLC; corporations use a P prefix.

What this page can tell you

Registry status, document number, formation date, registered agent, and officers, from the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) bulk file (all statuses), plus the EIN and federal filings where they exist.

Source: Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) bulk data · records as of 2026-10-19.

What only the state can tell you

Certified copies, filing images, and anything filed since the file date. The bulk file carries the state's two-value status, Active or Inactive; finer statuses appear on the official record.

Three numbers, three agencies

Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.

Federal EIN
Internal Revenue Service
Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state.
Source: irs.gov
Document number
Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)
Identifies the entity's record in the Florida registry. A letter prefix plus digits, for example L24000012345 for an LLC; corporations use a P prefix.
Florida Department of Revenue certificate of registration (sales and use tax) number
Florida Department of Revenue
Sunbiz records show the entity's FEI/EIN when one was given, and the search can look up by it. The federal EIN is issued by the IRS; the state sales tax registration is a separate Department of Revenue number, and the document number is the registry's own ID.
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06

The Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) publishes the federal EIN on its records, so a Florida registration can be matched to its EIN.

What a Florida status means

Active
The entity is current on its filings with the Division of Corporations.
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Inactive
The entity is no longer active; the record gives the reason, such as an administrative dissolution or a voluntary dissolution.
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Admin Dissolved
The Division dissolved the entity, typically for not filing its annual report by the third Friday in September.
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Dissolved
The entity filed to dissolve.
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Revoked
A foreign entity's authority to transact business in Florida was revoked.
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Withdrawn
A foreign entity withdrew its authority to transact business in Florida.
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Fees and annual filings

LLC formation
$125 required ($100 filing fee plus $25 registered agent designation); $160 with the optional certified copy and certificate of status
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Corporation formation
$70 required ($35 filing fee plus $35 registered agent designation); $87.50 with the optional certified copy and certificate of status
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual filing
Annual Report
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, LLC
$138.75
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, corporation
$150 for a profit corporation; $61.25 for a nonprofit
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
When it is due
Filed between January 1 and May 1 each year, starting the year after formation. For 2026 the deadline was 11:59 PM Eastern on Friday, May 1, 2026.
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Late filing
$400 late fee for profit corporations, LLCs, LPs, and LLLPs (not nonprofits). An entity that has not filed by the third Friday in September is administratively dissolved.
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Filed with
Florida Division of Corporations, online at Sunbiz
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Note
A profit corporation or LLC annual report received after May 1 costs $550 or $538.75, which includes the $400 late fee.
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06

As published by the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.

Forming or running a business in Florida

Registered agent
A registered agent designation is a required part of every new Florida corporation and LLC filing.
Source: dos.fl.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Name availability
Check whether a name is available in Florida →
Business forms and fees
Official Florida business forms and fees →

Florida businesses on file

All 2,153 Florida businesses on file →

Sources

A fact that could not be confirmed on an official page is left out.

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