Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers an LLC from Georgia as a foreign LLC on Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also asks for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Georgia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Georgia and Florida each ask for

	Georgia formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E027
State fee	$10	$125 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with Florida
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	April 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Georgia companies register with Florida

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Ordered from Georgia on filing day, it easily meets Florida's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It lists us as your Florida registered agent, next to your Georgia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Georgia delays the Florida filing. Once Florida approves it, the Georgia company can do business there.

Florida costs for Georgia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$334

Will your Georgia name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the Georgia one

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

Staying in good standing in Georgia and Florida

Each year your LLC files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Florida comes to $347.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Florida

A corporation formed in Georgia files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Florida company in Georgia

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Georgia files Form CD 241 with $235 in state fees; no Florida certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Georgia owners ask about Florida

Does my Georgia company need to register in Florida?

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

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

$324 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $334 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Florida?

$347.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Georgia name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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