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Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

A corporation formed in Texas that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Texas vs Florida: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$15	$70 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Florida
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	May 15 each year	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Texas to Florida, step by step

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

Will your Texas name work for Florida?

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

Agents: Florida and Texas

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Florida

Each year your corporation files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Texas plus Florida comes to $299 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Florida

An LLC formed in Texas files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Florida company in Texas

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Texas files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Texas owners ask about Florida

Does my Texas company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Florida may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Florida?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Texas and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Texas name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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