Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

California Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, a corporation formed in California registers there on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for California's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What California and Florida each ask for

	California formed here	Florida registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$5	$70 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with Florida
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	May 1
Late yearly filing	$250 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Florida registered agent

How California companies register with Florida

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

Your California name and Florida's rules

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

Agents: Florida and California

Florida calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. Florida papers come to us; California's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Florida and California

Each year your corporation files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, California plus Florida comes to $324 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to Florida

An LLC formed in California files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into California

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with California files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: California to Florida

Does my California company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once a California 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 California corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Florida registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for California and Florida?

$324 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to California and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Florida for year one, with a street address there.

Will Florida accept my California name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Florida's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

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