Alaska

Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

A corporation formed in Alaska that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Alaska records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Alaska vs Florida: the paperwork

	Alaska formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed with Florida
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	May 1
Late yearly filing	$37.50 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Alaska to Florida, step by step

We prepare and file Form CR2E007
It lists us as your Florida registered agent, next to your Alaska name and formation date. If Florida wants the Alaska certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Alaska corporation is registered with Florida.

Your Alaska name and Florida's rules

If another Florida company uses the Alaska name, an alternate name is allowed. Florida can hold a name for $35 before you file.

Your Florida agent and the Alaska one

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($150). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Florida

An LLC formed in Alaska files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Florida company in Alaska

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Alaska files Form 08-414 with $350 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Alaska owners ask about Florida

Does my Alaska company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once an Alaska 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 Alaska corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Florida registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Florida's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Alaska name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Florida's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

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