Maryland

Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

A corporation formed in Maryland that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maryland and Florida side by side

	Maryland formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$20	$70 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Florida
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	April 15	May 1
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Maryland companies register with Florida

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

Will your Maryland name work for Florida?

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

Agents: Florida and Maryland

Florida calls it a registered agent; Maryland says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Maryland; ours takes Florida's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Florida

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Florida comes to $599 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Florida

An LLC formed in Maryland files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Florida company in Maryland

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Maryland owners ask about Florida

Does my Maryland company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does it cost to register a Maryland corporation in Florida?

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

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Florida?

$599 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Maryland name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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