Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

An LLC formed in Connecticut that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Connecticut records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Connecticut vs Florida: the paperwork

	Connecticut formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form CR2E027
State fee	$50	$125 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Florida
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	business.ct.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	On or before March 31	May 1
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Florida

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Florida order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Florida counts 90 days from the day Connecticut 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 Connecticut name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Connecticut certificate comes first; then the Florida filing goes in. Once Florida approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

Florida costs for Connecticut companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$50
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$374

Will your Connecticut name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the Connecticut one

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

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Florida

Each year your LLC files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Florida comes to $367.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Florida

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

Registering a Florida company in Connecticut

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to Florida

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once a Connecticut 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 $50 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $374 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Florida?

$367.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $80 to Connecticut and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Connecticut name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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