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OLSI Visual Guide · 07

Forming a Florida LLC

The start-to-finish walkthrough — a compliant name, the registered agent, the articles of organization on Sunbiz, an EIN, state and local registration, workers' comp, and the annual report that keeps the LLC alive.

11 min · Captioned · Florida · Current to 2026

How to Form an LLC in Florida: Step-by-Step

A visual, step-by-step guide to forming a Florida LLC — name rules, the registered agent, filing the articles of organization on Sunbiz, the $125 fee, EIN, Department of Revenue registration, workers' comp, and the annual report. Free from OLSI.

This visual walkthrough is published free of charge by Open Law Services Institute (OLSI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity, EIN 42-2351258. It accompanies our full written guide, which is also available as a downloadable PDF. Every OLSI resource is written and reviewed by licensed attorneys and released under an open Creative Commons licence.