New Mexico

Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

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

New Mexico vs Florida: the paperwork

	New Mexico formed here	Florida registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$50	$70 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with Florida
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	May 1
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From New Mexico to Florida, step by step

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

Your New Mexico name and Florida's rules

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

Agents: Florida and New Mexico

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

Yearly filings: Florida and New Mexico

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($150). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Florida

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

Registering a Florida company in New Mexico

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New Mexico owners ask about Florida

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Florida?

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

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

$269 at checkout; Florida may also want New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and Florida's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my New Mexico name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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