How to Change Your Florida Business Address: Sunbiz, IRS, and DOR

To change your Florida business address, update your records with the Division of Corporations through Sunbiz, then separately notify the IRS, the Florida Department of Revenue, any licensing agencies, and your bank. Sunbiz gives you a few ways to make the state change: a direct online update, your annual report, or a formal amendment. Which one fits depends on your entity type and how quickly you need the change on file.

Updating Your Address on Sunbiz

The Division of Corporations keeps two address fields for most entities: the principal place of business (the physical street address of your main office) and the mailing address, which can be a PO Box if it differs from the principal address.¹ You can update either or both.

The Sunbiz “Update Your Information” page accepts direct online submissions for the principal office address, mailing address, email, and FEIN. Those changes hit only Division of Corporations records, so other agencies still need separate notice.²

Using Your Annual Report

If your entity was formed before January 1 of the current year, you can update the address by filing your Annual Report or an Amended Annual Report. Updates post within minutes of filing, and this is the route the Division of Corporations lists first.² Since every active LLC and corporation has to file the annual report anyway, many owners simply wait until theirs is due and change the address at the same time.

Annual reports are due by May 1. The filing fee is $138.75 for LLCs and $150.00 for for-profit corporations.³ Missing the deadline pushes those numbers up sharply, so if your move happens close to May 1, don’t let the address change be the reason you file late.

Filing a Formal Amendment

You can also change the address by filing Articles of Amendment. For an LLC, any amendment costs $25.00; for a corporation, $35.00.³ This route makes sense if your entity was formed in the current calendar year and doesn’t have an annual report to file yet, or if you need the change on the record right away.

Amendments can be submitted online through Sunbiz or mailed to the Division of Corporations. Online filings process faster and take a credit card. Mailed submissions need a check or money order payable to the Florida Department of State and can take several weeks. Once processed, verify the update by searching your entity on Sunbiz.org.

Changing Your Registered Agent’s Address

The registered agent address is separate from your principal office and mailing addresses. If your registered agent’s street address is also changing, file a Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent. It’s a standalone form and costs $25.00 for LLCs and $35.00 for corporations.³⁴

When a registered agent changes their own business address, Florida law requires the agent to notify every entity they represent in writing and then file a single statement with the Division of Corporations listing all affected entities.⁵ A professional registered agent service handles this for you.

Fictitious Name (DBA) Address Changes

If you registered a fictitious name, the update is simpler. The Division of Corporations provides a dedicated online form where you enter your fictitious name, registration number, and the new street address.⁶ There’s no amendment filing and no fee. Sole proprietorships and general partnerships with no formal state registration beyond a fictitious name still need to update the other agencies and accounts below.

Notifying the IRS

The IRS tracks your business mailing address and location separately from Florida’s records. Use Form 8822-B (Change of Address or Responsible Party — Business) to report a new business mailing address or business location.⁷

One point that trips owners up: the 60-day filing deadline you may have heard about applies to changes in the responsible party, not to address changes on their own. For a pure address change, filing Form 8822-B is voluntary, and there’s no penalty for skipping it. Skip it, though, and IRS correspondence and refund checks keep going to the old location.⁸ If the responsible party is also changing with the move, that part is mandatory and must be reported within 60 days.⁷

Updating the Florida Department of Revenue

If your business holds a sales tax certificate, pays corporate income tax, or has any other active tax account with the Florida Department of Revenue, tell them about the move. The Department has an online form for address changes and account status updates.⁹

A move within the same county and a move across county lines are treated differently. If your business location is moving from one Florida county to another, the Department of Revenue requires a new Florida Business Tax Application (Form DR-1) rather than an update to your existing account, because sales tax rates and local surtaxes vary by county.⁹

Employers who pay reemployment tax should also file the Employer Account Change Form (RTS-3) with the Department of Revenue. You can mail, email, or fax it.¹⁰

Professional and Local Licenses

If your business holds a license from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), update your address there too. DBPR licenses cover industries from restaurants and bars to construction contractors and real estate professionals. A mailing address change often carries no fee, though other modifications may.¹¹ Check the checklist for your specific license type on MyFloridaLicense.com.

Local government offices matter too. Most Florida cities and counties issue a Local Business Tax Receipt (sometimes still called an occupational license), and moving to a new jurisdiction usually means applying for a new receipt in the destination city or county. Even a move within the same jurisdiction may require an address update on file. Contact your local tax collector’s office to confirm what’s needed and whether a transfer fee applies.

Banking, Insurance, and Everything Else

Updating your bank deserves more urgency than most owners give it. Banks and payment processors verify your business address as part of their compliance checks, and a mismatch between your bank records and your state filing can trigger account reviews or holds. Some institutions require a copy of the updated state filing, a new lease agreement, or a utility bill at the new address before they’ll process the change. Platforms like Stripe and PayPal ask for similar documentation.

Beyond banking, work through these accounts:

Commercial general liability, property insurance, and workers’ compensation policies are all tied to the business location, and a new address can affect coverage terms and premiums. Call your insurance providers.
The USPS offers Premium Forwarding Service Commercial for businesses with a PO Box or street address, forwarding mail daily, weekly, or monthly via Priority Mail while you update everything else.¹²
Update your address on invoices, contracts, and purchase orders so vendors don’t ship to the old location.
Update Google Business Profile, Yelp, industry directories, and your own website so customers and local search results catch up.

A Note on Beneficial Ownership Reporting

If you’ve heard that changing your business address requires updating a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) report with FinCEN, that requirement no longer applies to domestically formed companies. Under an interim final rule published on March 26, 2025, all entities created in the United States are exempt from BOI reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act.¹³ Only foreign-formed entities registered to do business in a U.S. state or tribal jurisdiction still fall under those rules.¹⁴

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Internal Revenue Service. About Form 8822-B, Change of Address or Responsible Party – Business
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Internal Revenue Service. Form 8822-B – Change of Address or Responsible Party – Business
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