Florida LLC · Registered agent · Trademarks
We do one state, properly. Your Florida LLC, your EIN usually back in one business day without an SSN, and a registered agent who is a person you can call — not a mailbox in a state you have never been to.
The process
No black box. You know what is happening and who is doing it, from the minute the payment clears.
Minute 1
One form, about ten minutes: what the business does, who owns it, which state.
Day 1
Name checked, Articles of Organization submitted, and your registered agent designated on the record.
Days 1–2
Form SS-4 goes to the IRS and normally comes back within one business day, with no SSN involved.
Up to 2 weeks
That is the state's own pace, not ours. Your stamped Articles land in your vault and the compliance calendar starts — first stop, the annual report before May 1.
The deliverable
Not a confirmation email. A company with its paperwork in order and every document in one place.
Services
Articles, EIN and the compliance calendar. One state, done by someone who files in it every week instead of learning a new registry each time.
How formation worksRegistered agent and business address in Florida. A physical street address, as the state requires — not a PO box, and not a form you file and never hear about again.
About the Florida addressA real search of the federal register and common law use, a class recommendation, and a written risk assessment — before you print anything.
About trademark clearancePricing
Flat fees. State fees passed through at cost and always shown separately.
Your Florida LLC, with an EIN. The essentials, done right.
plus the state fee, at cost
With an address, an agent and the bank account underway.
plus the state fee, at cost
With the Operating Agreement and year one handled.
plus the state fee, at cost
No spin
Seriously — some of it is not hard. Here is the honest version of what each step costs you either way.
| Step | On your own | With Ankora |
|---|---|---|
| Name availability | Free, once you learn where to look | Checked before anything is filed |
| Articles of Organization | The state fee, plus the risk of a rejected filing | Filed and followed up |
| EIN without an SSN | Form SS-4, and the IRS takes as long as it takes | Filed by us, normally back in one business day |
| Operating Agreement | A generic template off the internet | Drafted for your structure (in Scale, or added on) |
| Registered agent | Find one, vet one, contract one | First year included |
| Knowing what is due when | Yours to remember | Calendar, with 45 days notice |
| When something goes wrong | The IRS, in English, on hold | A person who answers |
Difference
Florida charges $125 to form an LLC — $100 filing plus $25 for the registered agent designation. We show you that number and we charge you that number. The platforms advertising "$0 formation" make it back on the renewal you did not read.
Ankora was founded by a corporate attorney licensed in Colombia who spends his week on cross-border structures. That is who designed the process. Ankora is not a U.S. law firm and does not give U.S. legal advice.
The whole service runs in Spanish if you want it to — the intake, the calls, the documents explained. Not a translated page and an English-only support desk.
If you run an online business from abroad and all you want is the lowest cost, Wyoming beats Florida — $100 to form and $60 a year against $125 and $138.75. We publish that table and we will say it out loud. We would rather lose the sale than sell you the wrong state.
Under the FinCEN interim final rule of March 26, 2025, entities created in the United States are exempt from beneficial ownership (BOI) reporting — including LLCs owned entirely by non-U.S. persons. One less annual filing than you were probably told about. Read the FinCEN release.
Questions
No. There is no citizenship, residency or immigration requirement to own a U.S. LLC. Owning a company is not the same as working in the country — that is a separate question with a different answer, and it is worth asking a U.S. immigration attorney about before you assume either way.
Yes. The IRS issues EINs to responsible parties without an SSN through Form SS-4. In our experience it comes back within one business day. It is included in every formation package.
Florida is right if you touch the state — clients, property, import and export, a business you visit — or if you want your registered agent to be a person you can call. If you run an online business from abroad and cost is the only consideration, Wyoming is cheaper: $100 to form and $60 a year against $125 and $138.75. Our pricing page publishes what all 51 jurisdictions charge, including the ones we do not serve. Ask us and we will tell you straight; we would rather lose the sale than put you in the wrong state.
Under the interim final rule issued on March 26, 2025, entities created in the United States are exempt from BOI reporting, including those owned entirely by non-U.S. persons. Foreign entities registered to do business in the U.S. still report, but are not required to report U.S. persons as beneficial owners. This is a recent change and worth confirming on FinCEN's site before you rely on it.
We walk you through the application on the platforms that actually open for non-residents — Mercury, Bluevine, Lili and Novo are the ones we work with. We will not promise approval, because the institution decides and anyone telling you otherwise is selling you something. Have your Operating Agreement ready before you apply; it is the document they ask for.
Pick a package and start now, or ask a question first. Both are fine.