Business Changes

The state’s part of a Florida business dissolution costs $25 for an LLC and $35 for a corporation. That’s the cheap part. The real Florida business dissolution cost comes from what surrounds the filing: final tax returns, any debts you still owe, and professional help if things are messy. A simple single-owner business can closeContinue reading “Florida Business Dissolution Costs: What You’ll Pay to Close Your Business”

How you change ownership of a Florida business depends on what the business is. An LLC transfers membership interests, a corporation transfers shares, and a sole proprietorship can’t be transferred at all, so its assets get sold instead. In most cases Florida’s Division of Corporations doesn’t need to hear about the ownership change itself. TheContinue reading “Changing Ownership of a Florida Business: Complete Guide”

The cost to change a registered agent in Florida is $25 for an LLC and $35 for a corporation, filed as a Statement of Change of Registered Agent/Registered Office with the Florida Division of Corporations. If your annual report is coming up, you can make the change on the report for no extra fee. OnlineContinue reading “Florida Registered Agent Change: Step-by-Step for LLCs and Corporations”

To close a Florida business properly, an LLC files Articles of Dissolution with the Florida Division of Corporations ($25), a corporation files its own Articles of Dissolution ($35), and a sole proprietorship files nothing with the state at all. The filing is the easy part. What actually protects you is everything around it: final taxContinue reading “How to Close a Florida Business: LLC, Corporation, and Sole Proprietorship”

To change a Florida business name, an LLC or corporation files Articles of Amendment with the Florida Division of Corporations: $25 for an LLC, $35 for a corporation. Online filings through Sunbiz.org are typically processed in 3-5 business days. Sole proprietors don’t file an amendment at all. They register a new fictitious name for $50.Continue reading “Florida Business Name Change: Complete Guide for All Entity Types”

You can change your Florida business address with Sunbiz for free by updating it on your annual report, or at any time of year by filing Articles of Amendment: $25 for an LLC, $35 for a profit corporation. Both are done online, and online filings typically process in 1-3 business days. If your move fallsContinue reading “How to Change Your Florida Business Address with Sunbiz”

To update Florida corporate bylaws, the board of directors usually just votes on the change, writes it into the minutes and files the new version with the corporate records. Nothing goes to the state. Bylaws are internal documents, so there’s no filing with the Florida Division of Corporations and no fee. The real work isContinue reading “How to Update Florida Corporate Bylaws”

The Florida corporation amendment cost is $35 in state fees for most changes, paid when you file Articles of Amendment with the Division of Corporations. That one fee covers the filing no matter how many changes you put in it. What pushes the total up is everything around it: expedited processing, certified copies, a serviceContinue reading “Florida Corporation Amendment Costs: Complete Fee Guide”

To transfer stock in a Florida corporation, you clear any transfer restrictions, document the deal, and record the change in the corporation’s stock ledger. You generally don’t file anything with the Florida Department of State. Your Articles of Incorporation list how many shares the corporation is authorized to issue, not who owns them, so ownershipContinue reading “How to Transfer Stock in a Florida Corporation”

To add shareholders to a Florida corporation, the board of directors approves either a new stock issuance or a transfer from an existing owner, the new shareholder pays and signs onto your shareholder agreement, and you record them in the stock ledger. Nothing gets filed with the state unless you need more authorized shares. TheContinue reading “How to Add Shareholders to a Florida Corporation”