Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

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

What Missouri and Florida each ask for

	Missouri formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Missouri 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	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Florida
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.mo.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	May 1
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Missouri companies register with Florida

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

Your Missouri name and Florida's rules

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

Your Florida agent and the Missouri one

Missouri and Florida both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Missouri; ours takes Florida's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Missouri and Florida

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($150). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Florida

An LLC formed in Missouri files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into Missouri

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($8.75) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Florida

Does my Missouri company need to register in Florida?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and Florida's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Missouri name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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