Arkansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

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

Arkansas vs Florida: the paperwork

	Arkansas formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$25	$70 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed with Florida
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	May 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Arkansas companies register with Florida

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

Will your Arkansas name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the Arkansas one

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Arkansas

Each year your corporation files Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus Florida comes to $449 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Florida

An LLC formed in Arkansas files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Questions Arkansas owners ask about Florida

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Florida?

$449 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Arkansas name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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