Let us save you, the readers, some valuable time with a TRULY IMPORTANT deadline reminder. The following appeared in this column on January 27, 2019 (…so no one can deny plenty of advance notice was given…).1
The Florida Annual Reports for corporations, limited liability companies, registered partnerships, and other business entities formed through the Florida Department of State – Division of Corporations are coming due. Before May 1. Or a non-waivable $400 penalty will be applied to non-compliant profit corporations, LLCs, limited partnerships, and limited liability limited partnerships. (The penalty does not apply to non-profit corporations, although they do have to file Annual Reports.) Or the company can be administratively dissolved.
Now who does not want to pay a $400 penalty?!?
There are no mailed reminders to file the Annual Report. File the Annual report, and have a form of payment ready. But first be sure to review the filing instructions.
One thing to keep in mind – The Florida Annual Report process is done completely online. So… also be sure to have a stable internet connection.
OK, one last thing. – The whole Annual Report filing process should only take about 10 to 15 minutes per business entity.
If “you” need help, please let “us” know. You can visit here if you do: Business Questionnaire Contact Form (And this writer’s direct contact information is below.)
1See https://www.boginmunns.com/two-2019-state-local-tax-matters-florida-businesses/ for the footnotes underlying that article.
2https://www.score.org/. Full disclosures: This writer participates with the Santa Fe College Center for Innovation and Economic Development (https://www.sfcollege.edu/cied/incubators/incubator-resources/index), is currently working with a SCORE representative on a business purchase, and has made a referral to that same SCORE representative to assist a small business. And a good deal of this writer’s day-to-day law practice is devoted to asset and equity business purchases and sales.
3In fact, SCORE is an SBA partner.
4See https://www.boginmunns.com/change-gonna-come-actually-three-changes/
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