Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

A corporation formed in Mississippi that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Mississippi and Florida each ask for

	Mississippi formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$25	$70 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Florida
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.ms.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	April 15	May 1
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Mississippi to Florida, step by step

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

Will your Mississippi name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the Mississippi one

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Florida

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

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Florida

An LLC formed in Mississippi files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Florida company in Mississippi

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Mississippi files Form F0002 with $500 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Mississippi owners ask about Florida

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Florida?

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

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Mississippi name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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