Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

West Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, a corporation formed in West Virginia registers there on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your West Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

West Virginia and Florida side by side

	West Virginia formed here	Florida registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed with Florida
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.wv.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	July 1 each year	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Florida registered agent

From West Virginia to Florida, step by step

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

Your West Virginia name and Florida's rules

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

Agents: Florida and West Virginia

Florida calls it a registered agent; West Virginia says agent for service of process. Florida papers come to us; West Virginia's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Florida and West Virginia

West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25); Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($150). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Florida

An LLC formed in West Virginia files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into West Virginia

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with West Virginia files Form CF-1 with $101 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: West Virginia to Florida

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does the Florida registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), West Virginia's report ($25, every two years) and Florida's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Florida?

Florida can charge a West 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 West Virginia agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Florida for year one, with a street address there.

Will Florida accept my West Virginia name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

Official sources

People also search

Corporation into Florida, by home state (48)

West Virginia into other states (41)

The same move for an LLC