Foreign registration · no form number

Florida Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, a corporation formed in Florida registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Florida records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Florida vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Florida formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$8.75	$145 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	May 1	May 15
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$20 late fee
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Florida companies register with North Dakota

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

Will your Florida name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your Florida name if it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. We check your exact Florida name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Agents: North Dakota and Florida

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

Staying in good standing in Florida and North Dakota

Each year your corporation files Florida's Annual Report ($150) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus North Dakota comes to $324 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Florida files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Florida

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

Questions Florida owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Florida company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: North Dakota issues one to Florida corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the North Dakota registration cost?

$344 at checkout; North Dakota may also want Florida's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and North Dakota?

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

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

A Florida company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Florida registered agent stays, and ours covers North Dakota for year one.

Will North Dakota accept my Florida name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them.

Can I form a new North Dakota corporation instead?

Yes, but Florida keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Florida's Annual Report.

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