How to Look Up a Florida Business
To look up a Florida business, search the state's records by company name or document number. You will see its status, entity type, formation date, registered agent, and location. Free tools let you check good standing, open a company's record, and browse new business activity by county.
Search Florida businessesFree, no signup.What you can find on the record
Every Florida business has a public record that lists its status (Active or Inactive), its entity type (such as LLC or corporation), the date it was formed, the registered agent, and an address. The same record shows the officers listed on the filing and the company's document number, the ID the state uses to identify it.
Search by name or by document number
If you know the document number, it takes you straight to one company. If you only know the name, search by name and pick from the matches. Names are not unique the way document numbers are, so the document number is the surest way to land on the exact entity you mean.
Reading the result
Start with the status. Active means the company is current on the state's rolls; Inactive means it has been dissolved, revoked, or withdrawn. Then look at the formation date and the most recent annual report year. Together those tell you whether the company is real, current, and worth doing business with.
Going deeper than one record
A single lookup answers "is this company active." To see the full picture, the officers behind a company, every business one person is connected to, the filing history, and any tax liens, you open a free account. You can also browse where new businesses are forming across Florida's 67 counties.
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Sources
- Florida Department of State — Sunbiz (verified 2026-06-23)
Last updated 2026-06-23.