Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, a corporation formed in Nevada registers there on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Nevada records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Nevada and Florida each ask for

	Nevada formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$50	$70 at order
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed with Florida
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	May 1
Late yearly filing	$175 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Nevada to Florida, step by step

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

Will your Nevada name work for Florida?

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

Agents: Florida and Nevada

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Nevada

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($150). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Florida

An LLC formed in Nevada files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50)). After that come Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Florida company in Nevada

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Nevada owners ask about Florida

Does my Nevada company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report (fee set by the state) and Florida's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Nevada name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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