Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Pennsylvania Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Pennsylvania vs Florida: the paperwork

	Pennsylvania formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$40	$70 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Florida
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	June 30	May 1
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Florida registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with Florida

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

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Florida?

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

Agents: Florida and Pennsylvania

Florida calls it a registered agent; Pennsylvania says registered office. Florida papers come to us; Pennsylvania's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Florida and Pennsylvania

Each year your corporation files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Florida comes to $306 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Florida

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Florida certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Pennsylvania to Florida

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Florida?

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

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

$269 at checkout; Florida may also want Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Florida?

$306 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Pennsylvania name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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