Florida Business Entity Search
Find a Florida LLC or corporation in the Florida Division of Corporations's records, and read what its status means.
Florida at a glance
Florida business records
Florida's business registry is known as Sunbiz, after its website. LLC fees are listed separately from corporation fees: forming an LLC costs $100 plus a $25 registered agent fee, a corporation $35 plus $35, and the annual report is $138.75 for an LLC and $150 for a profit corporation; the Division also publishes free daily and quarterly bulk data files over SFTP.
The public record of every Florida LLC and corporation belongs to the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, whose search goes by Sunbiz.
Statuses you may see in Florida
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Active | The business entity is active. |
| Inactive | The business entity is no longer active, for example after dissolution, revocation or withdrawal. |
| Inactive/UA | The entity is inactive, but its name is still held for a statutory period and is not yet available to others. |
| Inactive/MG | The entity is inactive because it merged into another entity. |
| Inactive/CV | The entity is inactive because it converted into another entity type. |
Source, checked 2026-10-26. Words other states use are in the business entity status guide.
Starting an LLC in Florida?
Filing the Articles of Organization with the Florida Division of Corporations costs $125, then $138.75 a year to keep it. The guide has each step and form.
How to start an LLC in FloridaQuestions
Is this the official Florida business search?
No. This is an independent site, not run by or affiliated with the Florida Division of Corporations. The search itself runs on the state's own site (Sunbiz Search Records), which this page links to.
What is Sunbiz?
Sunbiz is what many people call the Florida Division of Corporations's online business records. The official search linked on this page is part of the same system.
How do I check if a business name is available in Florida?
Search Sunbiz records by entity name; the results list each matching name with its document number and status. A name must be distinguishable from names already on record, and a name can be reserved for 120 days by letter to the Division.
More about a Florida business
- How to find a business's EIN
- Check if an LLC name is available
- What each entity status means
- What a registered agent is
- Business lookup in other states
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