Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Idaho Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

A corporation formed in Idaho that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Idaho records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Idaho vs Florida: the paperwork

	Idaho formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Idaho 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	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with Florida
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	May 1
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Idaho companies register with Florida

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

Will your Idaho name work for Florida?

If Florida's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Idaho company. Florida can hold a name for $35 before you file.

Your Florida agent and the Idaho one

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Idaho

Each year your corporation files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Idaho plus Florida comes to $299 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Florida

An LLC formed in Idaho files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Florida company in Idaho

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Idaho to Florida

Does my Idaho company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once an Idaho 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 Idaho corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Florida registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Florida?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Idaho and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Idaho name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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