Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

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

What Kentucky and Florida each ask for

	Kentucky formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Kentucky 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	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Florida
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	On or before June 30	May 1
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Kentucky to Florida, step by step

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

Your Kentucky name and Florida's rules

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

Your Florida agent and the Kentucky one

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Kentucky

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

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Florida

An LLC formed in Kentucky files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into Kentucky

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Florida certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Florida

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Florida?

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

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Kentucky name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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