Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Iowa Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers a corporation from Iowa as a foreign corporation on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Iowa records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Iowa and Florida each ask for

	Iowa formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$5	$70 at order
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed with Florida
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $60, every two years	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	April 1 of even-numbered years	May 1
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Iowa to Florida, step by step

We prepare and file Form CR2E007
It lists us as your Florida registered agent, next to your Iowa name and formation date. If Florida wants the Iowa certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Iowa corporation is registered with Florida.

Your Iowa name and Florida's rules

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

Your Florida agent and the Iowa one

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Iowa

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60); Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($150). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Florida

An LLC formed in Iowa files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($30) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into Iowa

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0110A with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Iowa to Florida

Does my Iowa company need to register in Florida?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($60, every two years) and Florida's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Iowa name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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