Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

New York Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, a corporation formed in New York registers there on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for New York's Certificate of Status ($25). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your New York records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What New York and Florida each ask for

	New York formed here	Florida registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$25	$70 at order
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with Florida
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	dos.ny.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	During the calendar month of original incorporation, every 2 years	May 1
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From New York to Florida, step by step

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

Will your New York name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the New York one

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

Yearly filings: Florida and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($150). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New York to Florida

An LLC formed in New York files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($25)). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into New York

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with New York files Form DOS-1335-f-a with $225 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: New York to Florida

Does my New York company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Florida may also want New York's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New York and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Florida's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Florida?

Florida can charge a New York 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 York registered agent stays, and ours covers Florida for year one, with a street address there.

Will Florida accept my New York name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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