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To form your professional corporation, you must file articles of incorporation with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. See the Florida Sunbiz website for forms and information on filing fees, how to e-file, and the mailing address for sending in your articles of incorporation.

Professional corporations or professional service corporation (abbreviated as PC or PSC) are those corporate entities for which many corporation statutes make special provision, regulating the use of the corporate form by licensed professionals such as attorneys, architects, engineers, public accountants and physicians

These two terms are used interchangeably, and are not the same as a professional limited liability company (PLLC). A professional association is Corporation formed with the single purpose of providing a specific professional service. These professional services are commonly medicine, law, accounting, etc.

ASSOCIATION. A professional association is an individual or group of individuals, all of whom are required by law to be licensed in their profession or to obtain other legal authorization, incorporated for the purpose of rendering the same professional service to the public.

A professional corporation is a variation of the corporate form available to entrepreneurs who provide professional servicessuch as doctors, lawyers, accountants, consultants, and architects.In a professional corporation, the owners perform services for the business as employees.

A professional corporation is one that only performs services in one, single profession. It is a specific type of corporation for professionals like doctors, lawyers, accountants, etc. The professional is able to form a corporation, but the professional remains liable for his or her own actions.

Professional Associations and Professional Corporations Thus, most professional associations are, in-fact, merely professional corporations.

Your Florida Articles of Organization can be filed online, in person, by mail or fax. Online filings are processed the most quickly. Faxed filings require a Sunbiz E-File Account, set up in advance. The filing fee for Articles of Organization is $125.

To form your professional corporation, you must file articles of incorporation with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. See the Florida Sunbiz website for forms and information on filing fees, how to e-file, and the mailing address for sending in your articles of incorporation.