FL registered agent
A $2.50 registered agent in Florida. That is the whole pitch.
Every company on the Florida books has to name a registered agent with a street address inside the state. Below, in the state's own words, is what that agent is supposed to be. Below that, what we are.
Where we come in
Nowhere.
The rule, quoted
The rule
Florida puts it like this:
... maintain in this state: (a) A registered office, which may be the same as its place of business in this state; and (b) A registered agent, which must be: 1. An individual who resides in this ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Fla. Stat. sec. 607.0501(1); sec. 605.0113(1), (6)
The part Florida enforces
The state has a procedure for companies whose agent is a locked door. This is it, quoted, with nothing from us in between.
The state dissolves you
... dissolve a corporation administratively if the corporation does not: ... (c) Appoint and ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Fla. Stat. sec. 607.1420(1)(c), (4); sec. 605.0714(1)(c)
The courthouse door closes
... prosecute or maintain an action in a court in this state until the corporation complies with ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Fla. Stat. sec. 607.0501(6)-(7); sec. 605.0113(5)
The fine
... alien business organization which fails to have and continuously maintain a registered office and a registered agent as required in this section will be liable to this state for $500 for each year, or ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Fla. Stat. sec. 607.0505(1)(b)
Out-of-state companies: revoked
... of a foreign corporation to transact business in this state may be revoked by the department if: ... (c) The foreign corporation does not appoint and maintain ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Fla. Stat. sec. 607.1530(1)(c), (4)
Papers you will not receive
Florida keeps its fallback service rules somewhere we did not look. We did not look very hard.
Getting the company back afterwards
The fee to come back
... 607.1420 ... may apply to the department for reinstatement at any time after the effective date of dissolution. ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Fla. Stat. sec. 607.1422(1); sec. 607.0122(13); sec. 605.0213(6)
Also skippable: the Florida annual report
Cost is the consideration. Florida bills its companies every year to stay listed. Here is the bill, quoted.
The annual bill (LLC)
$138.75 every year.
Annual Report (with supplemental fee) $138.75
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Fla. Stat. s. 605.0213 ('For filing an annual report, $50') + s. 607.193 ('an annual supplemental corporate fee of $88.75')
The annual bill (corporation)
$150 every year.
Profit Annual Report (with supplemental fee) $150.00
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Fla. Stat. s. 607.0122 ('Annual report: $61.25.') + s. 607.193 ($88.75 supplemental corporate fee)
Quoted text is the state code as captured by incFACTS on 2026-08-01 and checked word for word on 2026-08-10. It changes. We do not.