Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers a corporation from Rhode Island as a foreign corporation on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Rhode Island and Florida each ask for

	Rhode Island formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$22	$70 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed with Florida
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.ri.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	May 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Rhode Island to Florida, step by step

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

Your Rhode Island name and Florida's rules

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

Agents: Florida and Rhode Island

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

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Florida

Each year your corporation files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Florida comes to $349 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Florida

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($8.75). See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about Florida

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Florida?

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

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

$269 at checkout; Florida may also want Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Florida?

$349 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Florida for year one, with a street address there.

Will Florida accept my Rhode Island name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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