Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers a corporation from Illinois as a foreign corporation on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Illinois records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Illinois and Florida each ask for

	Illinois formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$25	$70 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with Florida
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	ilsos.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	May 1
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Illinois to Florida, step by step

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

Your Illinois name and Florida's rules

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

Your Florida agent and the Illinois one

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Florida

Each year your corporation files Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus Florida comes to $374 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Florida

An LLC formed in Illinois files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about Florida

Does my Illinois company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does it cost to register an Illinois corporation in Florida?

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

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Florida?

$374 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Illinois name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Florida's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

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