Alabama

Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Alabama Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers a corporation from Alabama as a foreign corporation on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Alabama records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Alabama and Florida side by side

	Alabama formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$25	$70 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed with Florida
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due		May 1
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Alabama to Florida, step by step

We prepare and file Form CR2E007
It lists us as your Florida registered agent, next to your Alabama name and formation date. If Florida wants the Alabama certificate, it is ordered first. Once Florida approves it, the Alabama company can do business there.

Will your Alabama name work for Florida?

If Florida's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Alabama company. Florida can hold a name for $35 before you file.

Your Florida agent and the Alabama one

Alabama and Florida both call it a registered agent. Florida papers come to us; Alabama's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Florida and Alabama

Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year; Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($150). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Florida

An LLC formed in Alabama files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into Alabama

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Alabama to Florida

Does my Alabama company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Florida law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Florida calls it registration for Alabama corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Florida registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Florida may also want Alabama's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Florida's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Florida?

Florida can charge an Alabama company a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $500.

Does Florida require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alabama registered agent stays, and ours covers Florida for year one, with a street address there.

Will Florida accept my Alabama name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Alabama name at home.

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Florida's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT).

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