3. The company This questionnaire is for a new Florida company.
Kind of company Choose one LLC with one owner (single-member) LLC with two or more owners (multi-member) Professional LLC (PLLC) for a licensed profession Corporation Professional association (P.A.) for a licensed profession Not sure: advise me
How should the IRS tax the company? (optional) An S corporation election is made on Form 2553, within 2 months and 15 days of the start of the year it covers. Choose one Default (one-owner LLC: on the owner's return; two or more owners: partnership return; corporation: C corporation) S corporation (Form 2553) C corporation Not sure: advise me
Effective date, if not the day it is filed (optional) Florida allows up to 5 business days before or 90 days after filing. Forming late in the year to start in January? A January 1 date puts off the first annual report by a year.
4. The name An LLC's name must end with LLC, L.L.C. or Limited Liability Company (PLLC for a professional LLC). A corporation's must end with Corporation, Company, Incorporated, Corp., Co. or Inc. (P.A. or Chartered for a professional association). Florida accepts a name only if it is distinguishable from every name already on Sunbiz.
The IRS online EIN tool can also refuse a name that is too close to an existing business anywhere in the country (IRS reference 101). The EIN then has to go by fax or a call to the IRS, which adds days or weeks. Two alternates help with both.
The name you want
Trade names (DBAs) the company will use (optional) Any name you'll do business under that differs from the legal name. Each is a separate Florida fictitious name registration.
5. Where the company is Principal office street addressA street address with any suite number. Not a P.O. box.
County Choose one Alachua Baker Bay Bradford Brevard Broward Calhoun Charlotte Citrus Clay Collier Columbia DeSoto Dixie Duval Escambia Flagler Franklin Gadsden Gilchrist Glades Gulf Hamilton Hardee Hendry Hernando Highlands Hillsborough Holmes Indian River Jackson Jefferson Lafayette Lake Lee Leon Levy Liberty Madison Manatee Marion Martin Miami-Dade Monroe Nassau Okaloosa Okeechobee Orange Osceola Palm Beach Pasco Pinellas Polk Putnam St. Johns St. Lucie Santa Rosa Sarasota Seminole Sumter Suwannee Taylor Union Volusia Wakulla Walton Washington Outside Florida
Mailing address, if different (optional) A P.O. box is fine here.
Email for Sunbiz notices (optional) Florida sends the filing acknowledgment and the yearly annual report reminders here. Leave blank to use your email above.
7. Owners, managers and officers List each owner and each person who will run the company. For an LLC, Sunbiz uses AMBR for an owner who runs a member-managed LLC, MGR for a manager of a manager-managed LLC, and AR for an authorized representative who signs and files for it. For a corporation, P, VP, S, T and D stand for president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and director; one person can hold every office.
How will the LLC be run? (optional) Choose one Member-managed: the owners run it Manager-managed: named managers run it Not sure: advise me
Number of owners (members or shareholders) (optional)
Person 1 Person 1: full name (optional)
Title (optional) Choose one LLC: AMBR, an owner who runs a member-managed LLC LLC: MGR, a manager of a manager-managed LLC LLC: AR, authorized representative (signs and files for the LLC) LLC: owner only, no management role Corporation: P/S/T/D, every office and the director Corporation: P, president Corporation: VP, vice president Corporation: S, secretary Corporation: T, treasurer Corporation: D, director Corporation: shareholder only Other: explain in the notes
Street address, city, state and ZIP (optional)
Ownership % (optional) Leave blank if not an owner
Person 2 Person 2: full name (optional)
Title (optional) Choose one LLC: AMBR, an owner who runs a member-managed LLC LLC: MGR, a manager of a manager-managed LLC LLC: AR, authorized representative (signs and files for the LLC) LLC: owner only, no management role Corporation: P/S/T/D, every office and the director Corporation: P, president Corporation: VP, vice president Corporation: S, secretary Corporation: T, treasurer Corporation: D, director Corporation: shareholder only Other: explain in the notes
Street address, city, state and ZIP (optional)
Ownership % (optional) Leave blank if not an owner
Person 3 Person 3: full name (optional)
Title (optional) Choose one LLC: AMBR, an owner who runs a member-managed LLC LLC: MGR, a manager of a manager-managed LLC LLC: AR, authorized representative (signs and files for the LLC) LLC: owner only, no management role Corporation: P/S/T/D, every office and the director Corporation: P, president Corporation: VP, vice president Corporation: S, secretary Corporation: T, treasurer Corporation: D, director Corporation: shareholder only Other: explain in the notes
Street address, city, state and ZIP (optional)
Ownership % (optional) Leave blank if not an owner
Person 4 Person 4: full name (optional)
Title (optional) Choose one LLC: AMBR, an owner who runs a member-managed LLC LLC: MGR, a manager of a manager-managed LLC LLC: AR, authorized representative (signs and files for the LLC) LLC: owner only, no management role Corporation: P/S/T/D, every office and the director Corporation: P, president Corporation: VP, vice president Corporation: S, secretary Corporation: T, treasurer Corporation: D, director Corporation: shareholder only Other: explain in the notes
Street address, city, state and ZIP (optional)
Ownership % (optional) Leave blank if not an owner
More than four people? List the rest in the notes at the end.
9. The EIN (federal tax ID number) The IRS needs one responsible party: the person who owns or controls the company and its money. It must be a person, not a company. We'll collect the responsible party's Social Security number separately by phone or through the secure client portal, never by email.
More specific, if you can (optional) For example: residential remodeling, selling goods online, or bookkeeping services.
Main product or service, in a few words
Will the company have employees (W-2) in the next 12 months? (optional) Choose one No Yes
Will it own a highway vehicle of 55,000 pounds or more? (optional) Choose one No Yes
Will it involve gambling or wagering? (optional) Choose one No Yes
Will it file Form 720 (federal excise taxes)? (optional) Choose one No Yes
Will it sell or make alcohol, tobacco or firearms? (optional) Choose one No Yes
Has this company had an EIN before? (optional) If yes, we'll ask for it separately. Choose one No Yes
The IRS letter confirming the EIN (optional) Choose one Online: we save the IRS letter and send you a copy By mail to the company's mailing address