Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Maine Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

A corporation formed in Maine that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Maine records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Maine and Florida each ask for

	Maine formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$30	$70 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with Florida
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	June 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Maine to Florida, step by step

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

Will your Maine name work for Florida?

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

Agents: Florida and Maine

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and Florida

Each year your corporation files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus Florida comes to $384 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Florida

An LLC formed in Maine files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30)). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Florida company in Maine

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Maine files Form MBCA-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Maine to Florida

Does my Maine company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Florida?

$384 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Maine name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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