Alabama

Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Alabama LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, an LLC formed in Alabama registers there on Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also asks for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Alabama records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Alabama and Florida side by side

	Alabama formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E027
State fee	$25	$125 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed with Florida
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Name endings	limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC	Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC
Yearly filing	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due		May 1
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Alabama companies register with Florida

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our Florida order. An instant Alabama certificate reaches Florida only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It names us as your Florida registered agent, with your Alabama name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Alabama delays the Florida filing. Once Florida approves it, the Alabama company can do business there.

First-year cost, Alabama to Florida

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$349

Will your Alabama name work for Florida?

Florida accepts your Alabama name if it includes Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC. Alabama's list (limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. If Florida's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Alabama company. Florida can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Florida agent and the Alabama one

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

Staying in good standing in Alabama and Florida

Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year; Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($138.75). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Florida

A corporation formed in Alabama files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Florida company in Alabama

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees; no Florida certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Alabama owners ask about Florida

Does my Alabama company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Florida law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Florida registration cost?

$324 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $349 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Florida's report ($138.75).

What if I don't register with Florida?

An Alabama company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Florida can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $500.

Does Florida require a registered agent?

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

Will Florida accept my Alabama name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Alabama name at home. Florida names must include Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new Florida LLC instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75), and the original keeps Alabama's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

Alabama companies leave by filing a Notice of Withdrawal of Certificate of Authority ($25); until then, Florida's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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