North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

A corporation formed in North Carolina that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your North Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Carolina vs Florida: the paperwork

	North Carolina formed here	Florida registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Florida
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sosnc.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	May 1
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with Florida

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

Your North Carolina name and Florida's rules

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

Your Florida agent and the North Carolina one

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

Staying in good standing in North Carolina and Florida

Each year your corporation files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Florida comes to $324 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Florida

An LLC formed in North Carolina files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into North Carolina

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with North Carolina files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: North Carolina to Florida

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Florida?

$324 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to North Carolina and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my North Carolina name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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