Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, a corporation formed in Connecticut registers there on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Connecticut records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Connecticut and Florida each ask for

	Connecticut formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$80	$70 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Florida
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	business.ct.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	May 1
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Florida

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

Will your Connecticut name work for Florida?

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

Agents: Florida and Connecticut

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

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Florida

Each year your corporation files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Florida comes to $449 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Florida

An LLC formed in Connecticut files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into Connecticut

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $385 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Florida

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does it cost to register a Connecticut corporation in Florida?

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

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Florida?

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

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Connecticut name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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