Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, a corporation formed in Indiana registers there on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Indiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Indiana vs Florida: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$15	$70 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Florida
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	May 1
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Indiana companies register with Florida

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

Will your Indiana name work for Florida?

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

Agents: Florida and Indiana

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Florida

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($150). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Florida

An LLC formed in Indiana files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about Florida

Does my Indiana company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Florida's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Indiana name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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