Colorado

Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

An LLC formed in Colorado that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also wants Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Colorado records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Colorado vs Florida: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E027
State fee	No fee	$125 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Florida
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.state.co.us	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Colorado companies register with Florida

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Florida order. An instant Colorado certificate reaches Florida only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It lists us as your Florida registered agent, next to your Colorado name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Colorado delays the Florida filing. After approval, your Colorado LLC is registered with Florida.

Florida costs for Colorado companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$324

Will your Colorado name work for Florida?

Florida accepts your Colorado name if it includes Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Colorado name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another Florida company uses the Colorado name, an alternate name is allowed. Florida can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Florida agent and the Colorado one

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Colorado

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Florida comes to $312.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Florida

A corporation formed in Colorado files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Florida company in Colorado

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Florida certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Colorado to Florida

Does my Colorado company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does it cost to register a Colorado LLC in Florida?

$324 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Florida?

$312.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Colorado name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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