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Florida LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Florida and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Florida as a foreign LLC, which costs $125 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Florida costs $125.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeFlorida foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Florida$125Not needed$125$277.50
Form in Wyoming$100$125$225$397.50
Form in Delaware$110$125$235$1077.50
Form in Nevada$425$125$550$977.50

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Florida (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Florida registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $125 state fee = $324

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. FL Registered Agent.org

$199 + $125 state fee = $324

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Florida Registered Agent.io

$199 + $125 state fee = $324

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Florida page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section.

Florida questions

Do I still register in Florida if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Florida, Florida generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section, for $125. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Florida?

$125 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual report (Florida Division of Corporations, filed online), $138.75 (due: between January 1 and May 1).

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