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Reminder: 2017 Annual Reports

An important deadline for all business entities in Florida is fast approaching. All Florida business entities must file an annual report with the Division of Corporations by May 1st of each year.  Late filings are subject to a late fee of $400.00 in addition to the regular filing fee, which is currently $150.00 for corporations and $138.75 for limited liability companies. 

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Reminder: 2016 Annual Reports

An important deadline for all business entities in Florida is fast approaching. All Florida business entities must file an annual report with the Division of Corporations by May 1st of each year.  Late filings are subject to a late fee of $400.00 in addition to the regular filing fee, which is currently $150.00 for corporations and $138.75 for limited liability companies. 

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Reminder: 2015 Annual Reports

An important deadline for all business entities in Florida is fast approaching. All Florida business entities must file an annual report with the Division of Corporations by May 1st of each year.  Late filings are subject to a late fee of $400.00 in addition to the regular filing fee, which is currently $150.00 for corporations and $138.75 for limited liability companies. 

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Reminder: 2014 Annual Reports

An important deadline for all business entities in Florida is fast approaching. All Florida business entities must file an annual report with the Division of Corporations by May 1st of each year.  Late filings are subject to a late fee of $400.00 in addition to the regular filing fee, which is currently $150.00 for corporations and $138.75 for limited liability companies. 

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Common Mistakes Made by Small Business Owners – Part 4 – Failure to File Annual Report

Applicable Florida Statutes require business owners to file annual reports with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, which include a summary of information regarding the current status of the business entity. This information includes the mailing and principal business address of the business entity, the name and address of its resident agent,

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Common Mistakes Made by Small Business Owners – Part 3 – Failure to Organize and Maintain Corporate Formalities

After legally forming a new business entity by filing their articles of incorporation or articles of organization with the Division of Corporations, many small business owners believe that they have completed all the steps necessary to operate under their new business entity, and completely ignore many corporate formalities required by statute or other applicable law.

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Common Mistakes Made by Small Business Owners – Part 2 – Failure to Understand the Separation between a Corporation and the Individual – “I Incorporated Myself”

Many small business owners take the correct first step – after coming up with their business idea, they form a corporation, limited liability company, or other business entity existing within the laws of their state, which they are then able to operate under. But many business owners stop at this first step and do not understand the concept of their corporation or company existing as a separate legal entity or “person” that exists on its own,

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Common Mistakes Made by Small Business Owners – Part 1 – Not Incorporating

One of the most common mistakes made by small business owners is not forming a separate legal entity at all, and operating as a sole proprietor. A sole proprietor  is a person who is running a business under their own name or a fictitious name, but without incorporating or forming a separate legal entity to operate the business.

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The Truth about Notices Received by Florida Business Owners

SCAM ALERT:  If you own a business thru a corporation or LLC you may have received or will receive shortly a deceptively misleading form in the mail asking you to fill out and return to the address listed therein an official looking form along with a fee of $125.00.  The form is intended to trick you into believing it is from the Florida Department of State. 

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2011 Annual Reports Reminder

All Florida business entities must file an annual report with the Division of Corporations by May 1st of each year.  Late filings are subject to a late fee of $400.00 in addition to the regular filing fee, which is currently $150.00 for corporations and $138.75 for limited liability companies. 

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