Corporation Annual/Biennial Compliance and Good-Standing Packet - Florida
FLORIDA CORPORATION ANNUAL COMPLIANCE AND GOOD-STANDING PACKET
Scope. Use for a Florida or registered foreign profit corporation's Department of State annual report and status evidence. The annual report is an entity-record filing, not a financial statement or tax return.
Dating rule. The deadline, fees, portal, and certificate facts below were checked for the 2026 filing season on 2026-07-29. Reverify before the next January opening and on the filing date.
1. CORPORATE RECORD
| Item | Verified information |
|---|---|
| Exact corporate name | [________________________________] |
| Florida document number | [________________________________] |
| Domestic or registered foreign corporation | ☐ Domestic ☐ Foreign |
| Incorporation/authority effective date | [__/__/____] |
| Current Sunbiz status | [________________________________] |
| Registered agent and Florida office | [________________________________] |
| Principal office | [________________________________] |
| Mailing address | [________________________________] |
| FEIN/status | [________________________________] |
| Last annual report filed | [__/__/____] |
Attach the current Sunbiz record, articles/authority filing, last accepted report, payment receipt, and any Department notice.
2. JANUARY 1–MAY 1 CALENDAR
Fla. Stat. § 607.1622 requires the first report between January 1 and May 1 of the year after the calendar year of incorporation or foreign qualification. Later reports are due during that same period every year.
| Calendar control | Date |
|---|---|
| First report year | [________] |
| Filing season opens | January 1, [________] |
| May 1 deadline | [05/01/____] |
| Internal target | [__/__/____] |
| Third-Friday-in-September cutoff | [__/__/____] |
| Next-season review | [__/__/____] |
☐ First-year timing is based on the effective calendar year, not an anniversary date.
☐ Post-May-1 filing is treated as late even if filed before administrative dissolution.
3. 2026 DATED FILING FACTS
The Division's 2026 page states that a profit corporation filing after 11:59 p.m. Eastern on May 1, 2026 incurs the $400 late fee. Fla. Stat. § 607.0122 sets the annual-report fee at $61.25, the supplemental corporate fee at $88.75, and a Certificate of Status at $8.75—a $150 base annual-report total before optional services or late charges.
| Dated item | Verified amount/rule |
|---|---|
| Profit-corporation annual report | $150 total as of 2026-07-29 |
| Post-May-1 late fee | $400 as of 2026-07-29 |
| Optional Certificate of Status | $8.75 as of 2026-07-29 |
| Filing route | Sunbiz annual-report service |
| Submission-date recheck | [__/__/____] |
4. CORPORATION-SPECIFIC REPORT REVIEW
Section 607.1622 requires current corporation information as of delivery.
| Report field | Current value | Change needed |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate name | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Incorporation date/jurisdiction or foreign-qualification date | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Principal office street address | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Mailing address | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| FEIN or application status | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Each director's name and business street address | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Principal officers' names, titles, and business street addresses | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Registered agent and Florida street address | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Filing-confirmation email | [________________________________] | ☐ |
☐ At least one principal is listed in the filing service.
☐ A new registered agent accepts the designation through the current filing process.
☐ A corporate-name change is routed to an amendment, not the annual report.
☐ The first report filed in the year is identified as the annual report; a later filing that year is an amended report.
5. ACTIVE-STATUS AND TRANSACTION GATES
Section 607.1622 conditions certain mergers, conversions, share exchanges, and domestications on being active and current through the relevant calendar year. Do not wait for a transaction closing to discover a missing report.
☐ Pending merger, conversion, share exchange, domestication, dissolution, or withdrawal identified.
☐ Required annual reports are current through the transaction year.
☐ Transaction counsel confirms any additional filing sequence.
6. STATUS EVIDENCE
| Evidence | Purpose | Retained |
|---|---|---|
| Current Sunbiz record | Internal active-status check | ☐ |
| Accepted annual report image | Filing proof | ☐ |
| Payment confirmation | Fee proof | ☐ |
| Certificate of Status | Official transaction/counterparty evidence | ☐ |
Do not represent that the certificate proves tax, licensing, local, foreign-qualification, or private-contract compliance.
7. DEFICIENCY AND CURE GATE
☐ Missing report year, fees, penalties, and Department status confirmed.
☐ A corporation dissolved or revoked for nonfiling is routed to the Florida corporation reinstatement packet.
☐ Litigation consequences under § 607.1622(6) are assigned to Florida counsel rather than summarized as a cure guarantee.
8. NEXT-SEASON CONTROL
| Task | Owner | Due date |
|---|---|---|
| Recheck §§ 607.0122 and 607.1622 and amendment activity | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
| Recheck Sunbiz deadline notice, fees, and portal | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
| Reconcile directors, officers, agent, and addresses | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
| File before May 1 | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
| Order Certificate of Status if needed | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
9. COMPLETION CERTIFICATE
Prepared by: [________________________________]
Official sources rechecked on: [__/__/____]
Authorized filer: [________________________________]
Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
SOURCES AND REFERENCES
- Florida Statutes § 607.1622
- Florida Statutes § 607.0122
- Florida Division of Corporations, 2026 annual-report page
- Florida Division of Corporations, annual-report instructions
Current statute, report fields, 2026 deadline, base and late fees, portal, and certificate amount verified 2026-07-29. Amendment/repeal searches completed for §§ 607.0122 and 607.1622.
About this template
- Last updated
- July 29, 2026
- Citations checked
- July 29, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Florida
- Category
- Corporate & Business
Legal authority
- Fla. Stat. §§ 607.0122 and 607.1622 (fees and corporation annual report)
Corporate documents govern how a company makes decisions, records them, and handles disputes between owners, directors, and officers. Proper corporate paperwork is what lets a business take advantage of limited liability, pass clean audits, and survive an acquisition or investor review. Skipping formalities like written resolutions and signed consents is one of the fastest ways for a business owner to lose personal asset protection.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on July 29, 2026.
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