Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, a corporation formed in Montana registers there on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Montana and Florida each ask for

	Montana formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$5	$70 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Florida
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	April 15	May 1
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Montana to Florida, step by step

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

Will your Montana name work for Florida?

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

Agents: Florida and Montana

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Montana

Each year your corporation files Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Florida comes to $299 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Florida

An LLC formed in Montana files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into Montana

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Montana owners ask about Florida

Does my Montana company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Florida may also want Montana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Florida?

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

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Montana name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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