Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, a corporation formed in Virginia registers there on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing ($6). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Virginia and Florida side by side

	Virginia formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$6	$70 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Florida
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due		May 1
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Virginia companies register with Florida

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

Will your Virginia name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the Virginia one

Virginia and Florida both call it a registered agent. Florida papers come to us; Virginia's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Florida and Virginia

Each year your corporation files Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Florida comes to $349 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Florida

An LLC formed in Virginia files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6)). After that come Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Virginia to Florida

Does my Virginia company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Florida may also want Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Florida?

$349 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Virginia name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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