South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

South Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers a corporation from South Carolina as a foreign corporation on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your South Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What South Carolina and Florida each ask for

	South Carolina formed here	Florida registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed with Florida
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year	May 1
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Florida registered agent

From South Carolina to Florida, step by step

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

Your South Carolina name and Florida's rules

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

Your Florida agent and the South Carolina one

Florida calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for South Carolina; ours takes Florida's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Florida

South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) every year; Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($150). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Florida

An LLC formed in South Carolina files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into South Carolina

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with South Carolina files Form F0002 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($8.75). See that filing.

Questions South Carolina owners ask about Florida

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Florida may also want South Carolina's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Carolina's report (fee set by the state) and Florida's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Florida for year one, with a street address there.

Will Florida accept my South Carolina name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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