Foreign registration · no form number

Florida Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, a corporation formed in Florida registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Florida records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Florida vs Washington: the paperwork

	Florida formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$8.75	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed online with Washington
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	May 1	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Florida companies register with Washington

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($8.75) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Ordered from Florida on filing day, it easily meets Washington's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Florida name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Florida issues the certificate instantly, so the Washington filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Florida corporation is registered with Washington.

First-year cost, Florida to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Status, paid to Florida	$8.75
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Florida certificate included	$407.75

Will your Florida name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Florida one

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Florida

Each year your corporation files Florida's Annual Report ($150) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus Washington comes to $369 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Washington

An LLC formed in Florida files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Washington into Florida

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

Questions Florida owners ask about Washington

Does my Florida company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Washington calls it registration for Florida corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $8.75 to Florida for the Certificate of Status, $407.75 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Washington?

$369 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Florida and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Florida keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Florida's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Florida companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Florida's filings.

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