The DBPR’s Application Status Inquiry page is a massive source of confusion for applicants. The website will initally show a lot of “deficiencies” (in red in the graphic below) which looks really alarming. But in reality, it is more than likely that the DBPR staff member assigned to your application has not gotten that far

The Florida Division of Corporations site will be undergoing maintenance this coming weekend. Scheduled maintenance window: September 26th @ 5PM through September 29th @ 8AM ET Services online services and filings that will be unavailable:

Business Identity Theft: Withthin the last couple of months, two of our clients have had their business information on Sunbiz (www.SUNBIZ.org) changed by unknown persons. It could be nefarious, it could be a matter of someone making a typo and copying/pasting document numbers. One gentleman had a person added to his AC company as Vice

https://fincen.gov/boi The Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) requirement is officially dead. Posted from the FINCEN website, here is the press release. Immediate Release March 21, 2025 WASHINGTON––Consistent with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s March 2, 2025 announcement, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing an interim final rule that removes the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S.

There is someone out there charging potential applicants $350 to apply for a Florida DBPR Contractor License Exam Waiver. You don’t need someone to make that application for you. Here is how you get the waiver: If you are licensed already, you can fill the 1 page exam waiver here: https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/pro/cilb/documents/CILB_GPA_Exemption_Trade_Knowledge_Examination.pdf Or if you need

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation will be observing additional days off for the holidays. Christmas week, the DBPR will be closed Monday, December 23, Tuesday, December 24, Wednesday, December 25th. We will also be closed to public phone calls on Monday and Tuesday (23rd and 24th) as well; many applicants will check