Because you have a business in Florida, you probably have been getting dozens of emails each day about filing your company’s Annual Report for 2026. These emails are solicitations from private companies. They are not official notifications from the government.

Why am I getting these emails? Every January, private companies start sending advertisements to small businesses about the Florida Annual Report filing requirement. While these emails sometimes look like they are from the government, if you look closely you’ll see that the sender is a company with a name like “Florida Filing Services,” “File Florida Co.,” or “Florida Business Renewal Center.” These entities are not affiliated with the State of Florida.

Here are just a few of the email addresses FUBA has gotten annual report solicitations from so far this year:

renew@myfloridacorporatefiling.com
fl@e.myfilingservices.com   
info@myfilefloridaco.com 
notices@sp.e-filemycorp.com
alerts@floridarenewalcenter.com
alerts@flbusinessrenewal.com

Is the requirement to file an Annual Report real? Yes. Florida law requires all corporations and LLCs to file an Annual Report each year by May 1st with the State Division of Corporations. But while this requirement is real, these emails are merely solicitations.

Before clicking on the links in these emails, understand that these companies will charge you a lot of money to file your Annual Report. If you pay one of these companies to file your Annual Report, it could be much more expensive than filing yourself. 

Can I file my company’s Annual Report myself? Yes! It’s not hard; you don’t need to be a lawyer or an expert. The Annual Report is just a way for you to verify the basic information the state has on file for your company (name, address, officers, etc.). 

Will the State of Florida send me a reminder to file my Annual Report? Yes. It will be an email from the Florida Division of Corporations, sent from the email address noreply@sunbiz-notify.dos.fl.gov. This is the only legitimate email you can trust about your Annual Report.

The email will have your company’s name and record number (you’ll need this number to file) and a green box that says File 2026 Annual Report. You can safely click on the link in this email to file your 2026 Annual Report.

But you don’t need to wait for this reminder email from the state – you can go to the official filing portal called Sunbiz at this address: https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/ and file your company’s Annual Report yourself. All you have to do is verify the information the state has on file for your company and pay the filing fee, which is $150 for corporations and $138.75. 

What is the filing deadline? May 1st. We’re not sure if going ahead and filing now will stop these solicitation emails, but at least it will give you the peace of mind knowing that you can safely delete them. 

Can FUBA help me determine if an email is from the State? Yes. FUBA members with questions can call our offices at 800-262-4483 or email fuba@fuba.org. We’ve been filing Annual Reports in Florida for over thirty years and can help you make sense of it. This service is free of charge for FUBA members!