Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, a corporation formed in Michigan registers there on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Michigan records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Michigan and Florida side by side

	Michigan formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Florida
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	michigan.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	May 15	May 1
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Michigan companies register with Florida

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

Your Michigan name and Florida's rules

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

Agents: Florida and Michigan

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

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Florida

Each year your corporation files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Florida comes to $324 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Florida

An LLC formed in Michigan files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into Michigan

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Michigan to Florida

Does my Michigan company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Florida?

$324 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Michigan name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Florida's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

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