Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

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

Oklahoma vs Florida: the paperwork

	Oklahoma formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Oklahoma 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	Oklahoma: online	Filed with Florida
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	oklahoma.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due		May 1
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Oklahoma companies register with Florida

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

Your Oklahoma name and Florida's rules

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

Your Florida agent and the Oklahoma one

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

Staying in good standing in Oklahoma and Florida

Oklahoma 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, Oklahoma to Florida

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0012 with $312 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Oklahoma owners ask about Florida

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Florida?

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

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Oklahoma name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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