Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Wyoming Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

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

What Wyoming and Florida each ask for

	Wyoming formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	No fee	$70 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed with Florida
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	First day of the corporation's anniversary month	May 1
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Wyoming companies register with Florida

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

Your Wyoming name and Florida's rules

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

Agents: Florida and Wyoming

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wyoming plus Florida comes to $359 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Florida

An LLC formed in Wyoming files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Florida company in Wyoming

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Wyoming owners ask about Florida

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Florida?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Florida?

$359 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Wyoming and $150 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Wyoming name?

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

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

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

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