Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers an LLC from Arkansas as a foreign LLC on Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also asks for Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Arkansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Arkansas vs Florida: the paperwork

	Arkansas formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E027
State fee	$25	$125 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed with Florida
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	May 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Arkansas to Florida, step by step

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Ordered from Arkansas on filing day, it easily meets Florida's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It names us as your Florida registered agent, with your Arkansas name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Arkansas delays the Florida filing. After approval, your Arkansas LLC is registered with Florida.

Florida costs for Arkansas companies

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

Will your Arkansas name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the Arkansas one

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

Staying in good standing in Arkansas and Florida

Each year your LLC files Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus Florida comes to $437.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Florida

A corporation formed in Arkansas files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Florida into Arkansas

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Arkansas files Form FL-01 with $270 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Arkansas to Florida

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once an Arkansas 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 Arkansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $349 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants it ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Florida?

$437.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Arkansas name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Arkansas 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 Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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