Minnesota

Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Minnesota Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

A corporation formed in Minnesota that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Minnesota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Minnesota vs Florida: the paperwork

	Minnesota formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$5	$70 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Florida
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.mn.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	December 31	May 1
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Minnesota to Florida, step by step

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

Will your Minnesota name work for Florida?

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

Agents: Florida and Minnesota

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Minnesota

Each year your corporation files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus Florida comes to $299 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Florida

An LLC formed in Minnesota files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into Minnesota

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $220 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Minnesota owners ask about Florida

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Florida?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Florida?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Minnesota name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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