Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers a corporation from Georgia as a foreign corporation on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Georgia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Georgia vs Florida: the paperwork

	Georgia formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with Florida
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	April 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Georgia to Florida, step by step

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

Will your Georgia name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the Georgia one

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Georgia

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Florida comes to $359 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Florida

An LLC formed in Georgia files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Georgia to Florida

Does my Georgia company need to register in Florida?

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

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

$269 at checkout; Florida may also want Georgia's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Florida?

$359 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Georgia name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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