Utah

Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

A corporation formed in Utah that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Utah and Florida each ask for

	Utah formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$12	$70 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Florida
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	May 1
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Utah companies register with Florida

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

Your Utah name and Florida's rules

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

Agents: Florida and Utah

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Utah

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Florida comes to $317 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Florida

An LLC formed in Utah files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into Utah

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about Florida

Does my Utah company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Florida?

$317 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Utah name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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