Articles of Dissolution, Florida

What are Florida Articles of Dissolution?

Florida Articles of Dissolution are the document that formally ends a Florida LLC or corporation. You file them with the Florida Division of Corporations through its Sunbiz portal, and once accepted the entity is dissolved on the state record, it stops being active and stops owing the annual report that keeps a Florida entity in good standing. Florida uses the plain name Articles of Dissolution for both LLCs and corporations, so you don't have to untangle the certificate-versus-articles vocabulary that trips people up in other states.

Florida is genuinely one of the easiest states to close a business in. The fee is a flat $25the filing is online, and, unlike New York or Texas, Florida requires no tax clearance before you dissolve. That combination of cheap, fast, and no clearance step is what makes Florida stand out.

LLC or corporation, and don't confuse withdrawal

Florida uses Articles of Dissolution for both entity types, but there are two distinctions worth getting right:

• LLC vs. corporation. The concept is the same, but the specific form and the statute it cites differ. Make sure you file the LLC Articles of Dissolution for an LLC and the profit-corporation version for a corporation, Sunbiz separates them.
• Dissolution vs. withdrawal. If your company was formed in another state and only registered to do business in Florida as a foreign entity, you do not dissolve it in Florida, you file a withdrawal of registration instead, and dissolve it in its home state. Dissolution is for entities actually formed in Florida.

Not sure which entity type applies or whether you formed in Florida at all? Start with dissolving an LLC in Floridawhich walks through the decision.

Filing through Sunbiz

Sunbiz is the public-facing portal for the Florida Division of Corporations, and it handles the whole dissolution online. In practice you:

• Look up your entity by name or document number on the Sunbiz business search to confirm the exact record.
• Open the Articles of Dissolution filing for your entity type, LLC or profit corporation.
• Complete the fields, choose an effective date if you want a future one, and sign electronically.
• Pay the $25 fee by card, and optionally order a certified copy or certificate of status.

Because there is no revenue-department clearance to wait on, the Sunbiz filing is usually processed within a few business days. One thing worth checking before you file: if your Florida entity was administratively dissolved in the past for missing an annual report, its status may already read as dissolved, and the path forward can differ from a straightforward voluntary dissolution. Sunbiz's business search shows your current status, so confirm it says active before you submit, filing a voluntary dissolution against an already-dissolved record just gets bounced.

Every field on the Florida form, explained

In plain English, Florida's Articles of Dissolution ask for:

• Exact entity name and document number. Both must match the Division of Corporations record, the document number is the ID Sunbiz assigned at formation.
• Date of dissolution. The effective date, immediate on filing or a future date you specify.
• Statement of how dissolution was authorized. Confirmation that the members or shareholders approved it as required.
• Whether the entity has commenced business or issued shares (for corporations), which can affect who must sign.
• Signature and capacity. Signed by an authorized member, manager, officer or director.

What does it cost, and which agency gets it?

Articles of Dissolution are filed with the Florida Division of Corporations via Sunbiz, and the filing fee is $25 for both LLCs and corporations. Optional extras, a certified copy or a certificate of status, cost a few dollars more each if you want them. Florida requires no tax-clearance certificateso there is no separate clearance cost, though you should still settle any Florida taxes your business genuinely owes.

Fees can change; confirm the current Sunbiz figure before filing. We charge state fees at cost.

What happens after you file?

Once Sunbiz accepts the Articles of Dissolution, the entity's status changes to dissolved and the annual-report obligation stops. Sunbiz makes the filing available to download, keep it as proof. Then the federal side remains: file your final federal return marked final, file Form 966 if it's a corporation, and close the IRS business account behind your EIN. Florida has no personal state income tax, but the federal IRS account is entirely separate from the Florida filing, so if your business ever obtained an EIN, closing it is still yours to do.

Why do Florida dissolution filings get rejected?

• Name or document-number mismatchdetails don't match the Sunbiz record.
• Wrong entity formfiling the LLC form for a corporation, or vice versa.
• Filing dissolution for a foreign entityone that should file a withdrawal of registration instead.
• Not in good standingan entity administratively dissolved for a missed annual report may need reinstatement steps first.
• Unauthorized signersigned by someone without authority for the entity.
• Fee not paidthe $25 not submitted, or a card declined.

Rather have the Florida filing handled?

We confirm your Sunbiz record, prepare the correct Articles of Dissolution for your entity type, file and pay the $25 at cost, and re-file free if anything bounces. If your company was only registered in Florida as a foreign entity, we'll route you to withdrawal instead. A specialist is on WhatsApp 24/7 and will tell you which package is genuinely yours, even if that's the $99 or nothing at all.