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Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, a corporation formed in Hawaii registers there on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Hawaii records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Hawaii vs Florida: the paperwork

	Hawaii formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$5	$70 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Florida
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	May 1
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Hawaii to Florida, step by step

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

Your Hawaii name and Florida's rules

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

Agents: Florida and Hawaii

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Hawaii

Each year your corporation files Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Florida comes to $314 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Florida

An LLC formed in Hawaii files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to Florida

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Florida may also want Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Florida?

$314 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Hawaii and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Hawaii name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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