Arizona

Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, a corporation formed in Arizona registers there on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Arizona records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Arizona and Florida each ask for

	Arizona formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed with Florida
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	May 1
Late yearly filing	$9 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Arizona to Florida, step by step

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

Will your Arizona name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the Arizona one

Florida calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Florida papers come to us; Arizona's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Florida and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arizona plus Florida comes to $344 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Florida

An LLC formed in Arizona files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into Arizona

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Arizona files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Arizona to Florida

Does my Arizona company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Florida may also want Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Florida?

$344 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Arizona and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Arizona name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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