Ohio

Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers a corporation from Ohio as a foreign corporation on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Ohio records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Ohio and Florida each ask for

	Ohio formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$5	$70 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed with Florida
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due		May 1
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Ohio companies register with Florida

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

Your Ohio name and Florida's rules

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

Your Florida agent and the Ohio one

Florida calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Ohio; ours takes Florida's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Florida and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($150). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Florida

An LLC formed in Ohio files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Florida company in Ohio

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to Florida

Does my Ohio company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once an Ohio 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 Ohio corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register an Ohio corporation in Florida?

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

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Florida's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Ohio name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Florida's Annual Report ($150), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

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