Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, a corporation formed in Wisconsin registers there on Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wisconsin vs Florida: the paperwork

	Wisconsin formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Florida
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Wisconsin to Florida, step by step

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

Will your Wisconsin name work for Florida?

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

Agents: Florida and Wisconsin

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Wisconsin

Each year your corporation files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Florida comes to $324 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Florida

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Florida into Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($8.75) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to Florida

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does it cost to register a Wisconsin corporation in Florida?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Florida?

$324 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Wisconsin name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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