Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers a corporation from Washington as a foreign corporation on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Washington records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Washington and Florida side by side

	Washington formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Washington 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	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Florida
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Washington companies register with Florida

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

Your Washington name and Florida's rules

If Florida's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Washington company. Florida can hold a name for $35 before you file.

Agents: Florida and Washington

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Washington

Each year your corporation files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Florida comes to $369 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Florida

An LLC formed in Washington files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into Washington

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($8.75) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Florida

Does my Washington company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Florida?

$369 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Washington name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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