FL · Official SOS certificate
Certificate Of Good Standing Florida
A certificate of good standing Florida from the Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) costs $8.75 for an LLC. ClearFormation orders it and uploads the PDF to your dashboard.
Florida COGS
+ $8.75 FL state certificate fee
- Ordered directly from the state
- Digital PDF delivery
- Typical turnaround in a few business days
- Saved to your compliance documents
What is the Florida certificate of good standing?
A certificate of good standing Florida filing shows that your company is active with the Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz).
Florida calls this document a Certificate of Status. People also call it the Florida good standing certificate. It is not a tax clearance, and it is not a certified copy of your formation documents.
When you need one
- A bank, lender, or merchant account asks for proof the company is active
- Another state asks for it before you register to do business there
- A landlord, vendor, or government contract asks for it before they will sign
Those recipients usually want a certificate issued within the last 30 to 90 days. Order it close to the day you will send it.
How to order the Florida certificate of good standing
- 1
Confirm the company is active
- The Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) issues a Certificate of Status only when the company is active.
- If a report is overdue or the registered agent resigned, fix that before you order.
- 2
Gather the legal name and file number
- The file number is the ID the Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) assigned when the company was formed.
- States also call it an entity number or document number.
- It is on the formation approval and on the state's business search.
- Use that number and the legal name exactly as the state has them.
- 3
Place the order
- ClearFormation submits the request and uploads the PDF to your dashboard.
- The service fee is $79, plus the state fee.
- 4
Receive the certificate
- The Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) issues the PDF.
- ClearFormation uploads it to your dashboard so you can download it.
Order your Florida certificate
We order the Certificate of Status from the Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) and upload the PDF to your dashboard.
If the state will not issue it
The Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) issues a Certificate of Status only when the company is active. These are the usual reasons an order is refused:
- A missed Annual Report
- A resigned Florida registered agent
- Administrative dissolution, or a revoked registration
File the missing report, appoint an agent, and order the certificate after the record shows active. That update often takes 1 to 5 business days after payment clears.
Florida certificate of good standing FAQs
Also for Florida: Annual report · Foreign qualification · Form an LLC
