Yes, if the business is organized ("exists") in Florida, you must file a return. You probably won't owe any tax, but filing a return is the only way FL knows you didn't make any money. From the FL Department of Revenue website: Who Must File: All corporations (including tax-exempt organizations) doing business, earning income, or existing in Florida. Every bank and savings association doing business, earning income, or existing in Florida. All associations or artificial entities doing business, earning income, or existing in Florida. Foreign (out-of-state) corporations that are partners or members in a Florida partnership or joint venture. A "Florida partnership" is a partnership doing business, earning income, or existing in Florida. A limited liability company (LLC) classified as a corporation for Florida and federal income tax purposes is subject to the Florida Income Tax Code and must file a Florida corporate income/franchise tax return. An LLC classified as a partnership for Florida and federal income tax purposes must file a Florida Partnership Information Return (Form F-1065 ) if one or more of its owners is a corporation. In addition, the corporate owner of an LLC classified as a partnership for Florida and federal income tax purposes must file a Florida corporate income/franchise tax return. A single member LLC disregarded for federal and Florida income tax purposes is not required to file a separate Florida corporate income tax return. The income must be reported on the owner’s return if the single member LLC is owned, directly or indirectly, by a corporation. The corporation must file a Florida corporate income/franchise tax return, reporting its own income and the income of the single member LLC, even if the only activity of the corporation is ownership of the single member LLC. Homeowner and condominium associations that file the U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return (Federal Form 1120) must file Florida CorporateIncome/Franchise Tax Return (Form F-1120 ) or the Florida Corporate Short Form Income Tax Return (Form F-1120A) regardless of whether any tax may be due. If you file the U.S. Income Tax Return for Homeowners Associations (Federal Form 1120-H), you are not required to file a Florida return. Political organizations that file Federal Form 1120-POL. S corporations that pay federal income tax on Line 22c of Federal Form 1120S. Tax-exempt organizations that have "unrelated trade or business income" for federal income tax purposes are subject to Florida corporate income tax and must file either Form F-1120 or Form F-1120A.

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If you have a business in another state that did not receive any income are you still required to report or file with that state for example Florida?

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Yes, if the business is organized ("exists") in Florida, you must file a return. You probably won't owe any tax, but filing a return is the only way FL knows you didn't make any money.

From the FL Department of Revenue website:

Who Must File:

All corporations (including tax-exempt organizations) doing business, earning income, or existing in Florida.
Every bank and savings association doing business, earning income, or existing in Florida.
All associations or artificial entities doing business, earning income, or existing in Florida.
Foreign (out-of-state) corporations that are partners or members in a Florida partnership or joint venture. A "Florida partnership" is a partnership doing business, earning income, or existing in Florida.
A limited liability company (LLC) classified as a corporation for Florida and federal income tax purposes is subject to the Florida Income Tax Code and must file a Florida corporate income/franchise tax return.
An LLC classified as a partnership for Florida and federal income tax purposes must file a Florida Partnership Information Return (Form F-1065 ) if one or more of its owners is a corporation. In addition, the corporate owner of an LLC classified as a partnership for Florida and federal income tax purposes must file a Florida corporate income/franchise tax return.
A single member LLC disregarded for federal and Florida income tax purposes is not required to file a separate Florida corporate income tax return. The income must be reported on the owner’s return if the single member LLC is owned, directly or indirectly, by a corporation. The corporation must file a Florida corporate income/franchise tax return, reporting its own income and the income of the single member LLC, even if the only activity of the corporation is ownership of the single member LLC.
Homeowner and condominium associations that file the U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return (Federal Form 1120) must file Florida CorporateIncome/Franchise Tax Return (Form F-1120 ) or the Florida Corporate Short Form Income Tax Return (Form F-1120A) regardless of whether any tax may be due. If you file the U.S. Income Tax Return for Homeowners Associations (Federal Form 1120-H), you are not required to file a Florida return.
Political organizations that file Federal Form 1120-POL.
S corporations that pay federal income tax on Line 22c of Federal Form 1120S.
Tax-exempt organizations that have "unrelated trade or business income" for federal income tax purposes are subject to Florida corporate income tax and must file either Form F-1120 or Form F-1120A.