6327 Tallahassee, FL 32314 17. Involuntary Dissolution and Administrative Dissolution have the same meaning. Administrative Dissolution is an updated term which became effective with the rewrite of chapter 607, F.S., the Florida Business Corporation Act in 1990. The dissolution usually occurs when the corporation fails to file its annual report and the Division takes administrative action against the corporation. If your corporation is no longer conducting business, you should file Articles of Dissolution.
Forms are available from the Internet.
If a corporation transacts business under a name other than its legal corporate name, that name must be registered as a fictitious name. A filed corporate or partnership name is that entity's legal name and there is no need to file that name again as a Fictitious Name. A corporate name is the name of a filed business entity. The name is checked prior to use for distinguishablity on the records of the Department of State. The exact name will not be granted to another business entity.