Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

A corporation formed in North Dakota that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Dakota and Florida side by side

	North Dakota formed here	Florida registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$20	$70 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Florida
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	August 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$20 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with Florida

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

Will your North Dakota name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the North Dakota one

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Florida

Each year your corporation files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Florida comes to $324 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Florida

An LLC formed in North Dakota files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into North Dakota

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $145 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions North Dakota owners ask about Florida

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does it cost to register a North Dakota corporation in Florida?

$269 at checkout; Florida may also want North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Florida?

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

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my North Dakota name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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