Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

A corporation formed in South Dakota that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Dakota vs Florida: the paperwork

	South Dakota formed here	Florida registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$20	$70 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Florida
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From South Dakota to Florida, step by step

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

Your South Dakota name and Florida's rules

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

Agents: Florida and South Dakota

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

Yearly filings: Florida and South Dakota

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year; Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($150). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Florida

An LLC formed in South Dakota files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20)). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Florida company in South Dakota

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($8.75). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about Florida

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Florida?

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

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

$269 at checkout; Florida may also want South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota'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 Dakota 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 Dakota registered agent stays, and ours covers Florida for year one, with a street address there.

Will Florida accept my South Dakota name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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