Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Florida LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

An LLC formed in Florida that wants to do business in Minnesota files an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota needs nothing from Florida: no Certificate of Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Florida records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Florida and Minnesota side by side

	Florida formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$5	$205 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 online with Minnesota
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	May 1	December 31
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Florida companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Minnesota registered agent, next to your Florida name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Florida first, so the Minnesota filing can go in right away. After approval, your Florida LLC is registered with Minnesota.

Your Florida name and Minnesota's rules

We check your exact Florida name against Minnesota's records before filing.

Agents: Minnesota and Florida

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Florida

Each year your LLC files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus Minnesota comes to $287.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Florida files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($150) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in Florida

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Florida to Minnesota

Does my Florida company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Florida business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Florida.

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

No, Minnesota takes the registration without it.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days; nothing comes from Florida first.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Minnesota?

$287.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $138.75 to Florida and nothing to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Florida company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

Yes, but Florida keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Florida's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Florida companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Limited Liability Company ($35); until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Florida's filings.

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