1. Mainstay Filing: best for formation, agent and annual report for one price
$199 each year plus the state fee ($324 due at checkout)
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Mainstay Filing wins here: one $199 yearly price that files the Florida formation, acts as your registered agent and files the annual report, renewing at $199.
Mainstay files the annual report for you as part of the renewal. Florida charges $138.75 every year, due May 1, and a late filing adds $400; the state's fee is passed through at cost.
The three-year bill is $200 higher than Florida Registered Agent.io's, and the wider coverage is worth that to us.
What you get
- Preparation and filing of the formation document
- Your registered agent for the whole year
- The annual report, prepared and filed
- The EIN application
What we like
- One $199 yearly price that includes the annual report
- The EIN application comes with it
- Florida's fee is passed through at cost
- $199 at renewal, nothing extra
Cons
- From year two its agent costs $100 a year more than Florida Registered Agent.io's