Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Massachusetts Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, a corporation formed in Massachusetts registers there on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($12). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Massachusetts records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Massachusetts and Florida side by side

	Massachusetts formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$12	$70 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Florida
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $125, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Within 2.5 months after the close of the corporation's fiscal year	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Massachusetts to Florida, step by step

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

Will your Massachusetts name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the Massachusetts one

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Massachusetts

Each year your corporation files Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Florida comes to $424 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Florida

An LLC formed in Massachusetts files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Massachusetts to Florida

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Florida?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Florida?

$424 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $125 to Massachusetts and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Massachusetts name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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