Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

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

Tennessee and Florida side by side

	Tennessee formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$20	$70 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Florida
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.tn.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due		May 1
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Tennessee companies register with Florida

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

Will your Tennessee name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the Tennessee one

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Tennessee

Each year your corporation files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Florida comes to $319 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Florida

An LLC formed in Tennessee files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Florida company in Tennessee

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($8.75). See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Florida

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Florida?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Florida?

$319 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Tennessee and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Tennessee name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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