Foreign registration · Form 0012

Florida Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

To do business in Oklahoma, a corporation formed in Florida registers there on Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Florida records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Florida and Oklahoma each ask for

	Florida formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$8.75	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	May 1	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From Florida to Oklahoma, step by step

We prepare and file Form 0012
It names us as your Oklahoma registered agent, with your Florida name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Florida certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oklahoma approves it, the Florida company can do business there.

Will your Florida name work for Oklahoma?

We check your exact Florida name against Oklahoma's records before filing.

Your Oklahoma agent and the Florida one

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

Staying in good standing in Florida and Oklahoma

Each year your corporation files Florida's Annual Report ($150) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus Oklahoma comes to $309 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Florida files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into Florida

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

Common questions: Florida to Oklahoma

Does my Florida company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Florida's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Oklahoma?

$309 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Florida and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Florida company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Florida keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Florida's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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