Foreign registration · no form number

Florida Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers a corporation from Florida as a foreign corporation on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Florida records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Florida vs Delaware: the paperwork

	Florida formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$8.75	$245 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	dos.fl.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	May 1	June 30
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$125 late fee
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Florida companies register with Delaware

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

Your Florida name and Delaware's rules

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Agents: Delaware and Florida

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Florida

Each year your corporation files Florida's Annual Report ($150) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus Delaware comes to $424 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Delaware

An LLC formed in Florida files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Delaware into Florida

A corporation formed in Delaware that registers with Florida files Form CR2E007 with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about Delaware

Does my Florida company need to register in Delaware?

Yes, once a Florida business operates there; Delaware registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for Florida corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Florida's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Delaware?

$424 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Florida and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Florida keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Florida's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Florida companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside Florida's filings.

What does a Delaware company file to register in Florida?

It files Form CR2E007 with $70 in state fees.

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