Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

A corporation formed in Delaware that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Delaware records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Delaware and Florida side by side

	Delaware formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$50	$70 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed with Florida
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	March 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Delaware companies register with Florida

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

Your Delaware name and Florida's rules

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

Agents: Florida and Delaware

Delaware and Florida both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Delaware; ours takes Florida's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Florida and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus Florida comes to $349 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Florida

An LLC formed in Delaware files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Florida company in Delaware

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $245 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Delaware to Florida

Does my Delaware company need to register in Florida?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Florida?

$349 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Delaware and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Delaware name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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