Foreign registration · Form 972

Florida LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

An LLC formed in Florida that wants to do business in Louisiana files Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Florida records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Florida and Louisiana side by side

	Florida formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$190 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due	May 1	On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From Florida to Louisiana, step by step

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our Louisiana order. An instant Florida certificate reaches Louisiana only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 972
It lists us as your Louisiana registered agent, next to your Florida name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Florida issues the certificate instantly, so the Louisiana filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Florida LLC is registered with Louisiana.

First-year cost, Florida to Louisiana

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Certificate of Status, paid to Florida	$5
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Florida certificate included	$394

Louisiana's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Florida name and Louisiana's rules

We search Louisiana's records for Florida's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Louisiana agent and the Florida one

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

Staying in good standing in Florida and Louisiana

Each year your LLC files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus Louisiana comes to $322.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Louisiana

A corporation formed in Florida files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($150) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Louisiana into Florida

An LLC formed in Louisiana that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about Louisiana

Does my Florida company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Florida business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Louisiana registration cost?

$389 at checkout plus $5 to Florida for the Certificate of Status, $394 in all (checkout is $190 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Louisiana wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Louisiana?

$322.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $138.75 to Florida and $35 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Florida company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Louisiana can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

Yes: the Florida registered agent stays, and ours covers Louisiana for year one.

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Florida keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and the original keeps Florida's Annual Report.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Florida?

It files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus Louisiana's good standing certificate.

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