Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

A corporation formed in Louisiana that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Louisiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Louisiana and Florida side by side

	Louisiana formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Louisiana 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	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with Florida
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.la.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	May 1
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Louisiana companies register with Florida

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

Will your Louisiana name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the Louisiana one

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Florida comes to $329 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Florida

An LLC formed in Louisiana files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Florida company in Louisiana

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Florida

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Florida?

$329 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Louisiana name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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