Arizona

Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Arizona LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers an LLC from Arizona as a foreign LLC on Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also wants Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Arizona records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Arizona vs Florida: the paperwork

	Arizona formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E027
State fee	$10	$125 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed with Florida
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due		May 1
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Arizona to Florida, step by step

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Florida counts 90 days from the day Arizona issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It lists us as your Florida registered agent, next to your Arizona name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Arizona certificate comes first; then the Florida filing goes in. Once Florida approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

Florida costs for Arizona companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arizona	$10
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arizona certificate included	$334

Your Arizona name and Florida's rules

Florida accepts your Arizona name if it includes Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Arizona name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If Florida's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Arizona company. Florida can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Florida and Arizona

Florida calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Arizona; ours takes Florida's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Florida and Arizona

Arizona has no annual report for LLCs; Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($138.75). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Florida

A corporation formed in Arizona files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Florida into Arizona

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Arizona files Form L025 with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Arizona to Florida

Does my Arizona company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once an Arizona 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 $10 to Arizona for the Certificate of Good Standing, $334 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants it ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Arizona yearly report and Florida's report ($138.75).

What if I don't register with Florida?

An Arizona 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 Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Florida for year one, with a street address there.

Will Florida accept my Arizona name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Arizona name at home. Florida names must include Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new Florida LLC instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75), and Arizona has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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