Form Your Florida LLC Right — Not Just Fast
The cheap formation sites file one page with the state and call it a company. The documents that actually protect you — a real operating agreement, resolutions the bank will ask for, records a court respects — are the part they skip. Truestead's LLC Kit builds all of it from your answers, at a flat price, from a Florida law firm.
Everything in the kit
Answer a short guided questionnaire and your complete formation package generates instantly — personalized to your company, your owners, and your management structure.
Why the paperwork behind the filing is the point
The bank will ask
To open a company account you'll need more than the state filing: your EIN letter, operating agreement, and a banking resolution naming authorized signers. It's all in the kit.
Liability protection is earned
An LLC protects you only if you run it like a company — separate money, real records, documents that show the company is more than a name. Courts look straight at this.
Partners need rules
Multi-member companies without an operating agreement fall back on default statutes nobody read. Ownership percentages, buyouts, death, divorce — decided now, on paper, while everyone's friendly.
Real estate ready
Holding rentals? The kit adds property provisions, and pairs with our Florida Land Trust for the privacy + LLC structure investors use.
Built by a law firm
Every document cites the Florida statute that controls it, drafted under the Florida Revised LLC Act — not a generic 50-state template.
Attorney one click away
Questions mid-build? Live chat is in the builder. Want the whole thing done for you? Choose Attorney-Formed and we prepare and file everything.
Flat fees. State costs disclosed up front.
Florida charges $125 to form an LLC ($100 filing + $25 registered agent designation) and $138.75 for the required annual report each year after. Those state fees are the same no matter who you use — here's what we charge on top of them.
LLC Kit — DIY
- Full document package, generated from your answers
- Click-by-click Sunbiz e-filing walkthrough — you file, the state fee goes straight to Florida
- EIN guide with an exact answer key
- Live attorney chat inside the builder
- Optional attorney review available
LLC Kit — Attorney-Formed
- Everything in DIY, prepared and reviewed by the firm
- We file your Articles with the state
- We obtain your EIN
- Operating agreement finalized with attorney review
- 30-minute attorney consultation
- Limited-scope engagement letter — a real law firm on record
Foreign Owner Package
- Attorney-formed LLC for non-U.S. owners
- EIN obtained without a Social Security number
- ITIN & FIRPTA briefing for U.S. real estate purchases
- Cross-border structuring advice the DIY sites legally cannot give
- Pairs with our International & Cross-Border practice
Registered Agent Service
Truestead Law as your registered agent: lawsuits and state mail received by attorneys at our Ormond Beach office and forwarded to you the same business day — and your home address stays off that public field. (Most national services charge $200–$300/yr for a mail room.)
Add Registered Agent — $99/yrCompliance Bundle
Registered agent service plus we prepare and file your Florida annual report every spring (you pay only the state's $138.75), track reporting-law changes, and remind you before every deadline. Miss the May 1 deadline on your own and Florida adds a mandatory $400 late fee.
Add Compliance Bundle — $199/yrTruestead vs. the formation sites
| What you get | Truestead LLC Kit | Typical "$0 + fees" site |
|---|---|---|
| Articles of Organization | ✓ Included | ✓ The one thing included |
| Operating agreement drafted to F.S. Ch. 605 | ✓ Included | Upsell, or generic template |
| Organizational & banking resolutions | ✓ Included | — |
| Membership certificates & ledger | ✓ Included | — |
| Built and backed by a law firm | ✓ Florida attorney | ✗ Legally prohibited from advice |
| Registered agent | $99/yr — a law firm | $200–$300/yr after a teaser year |
| Foreign-owner EIN & FIRPTA counsel | ✓ Foreign Owner Package | ✗ Cannot provide |
Three steps to your Florida LLC
Answer a few questions
Company name, address, owners, management — about 10 minutes in the guided builder, with live attorney chat if you get stuck.
Get your full package
Your Articles, operating agreement, resolutions, certificates, and guides generate instantly, personalized to your answers.
File & open the doors
DIY: follow the click-by-click Sunbiz guide and pay Florida its $125 directly. Attorney-Formed: we file for you. Either way — EIN, bank account, open for business.
Florida LLC — common questions
How much does it really cost to form a Florida LLC?
Florida's fees are $125 ($100 filing + $25 registered agent designation), plus $138.75 every year for the annual report. Our kit is $149 self-guided or $499 attorney-formed on top of the state's fees — with no processing markups, no teaser subscriptions, and every cost on this page.
Do I really need an operating agreement for a single-member LLC?
Florida doesn't require one — but your bank will ask for it, and it's core evidence that the company is real and separate from you when someone tries to pierce the veil. Florida law also treats single-member LLCs differently for creditor purposes (F.S. § 605.0503(4)), which the kit's agreement addresses head-on.
Should my rental property be in an LLC?
Very often yes — and frequently paired with a Florida Land Trust for privacy (the structure many investors use). The kit's real-estate purpose option adds tailored provisions, and our real estate practice can handle the deed work.
Can I switch from DIY to attorney help later?
Any time. Attorney review is available on every DIY package, and if you'd rather we take over the filing, call (888) 388-8445.
I'm not a U.S. citizen or resident — can I own a Florida LLC?
Yes. The formation is the easy part; the EIN-without-SSN process, ITIN questions, and FIRPTA withholding on real estate are where foreign owners get stuck. That's exactly what the Foreign Owner Package covers, attorney-guided end to end.
Start your Florida LLC today
Ten minutes of questions. A complete, attorney-built formation package. A law firm behind it.
Build My LLC — from $149This page is attorney advertising and general information about Florida limited liability companies under Chapter 605, Florida Statutes; it is not legal advice, and use of the self-guided LLC Kit does not create an attorney-client relationship. Fees shown are the firm's flat fees; Florida state filing fees ($125 at formation; $138.75 annual report) are charged by the state and are in addition to the firm's fees. Registered agent service alone does not create an attorney-client relationship. Tax classification and S-corporation elections should be made with your tax adviser. Responsible attorney: Arthur Simpson, Esq., Florida Bar #529265.