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Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers an LLC from Hawaii as a foreign LLC on Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also asks for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Hawaii records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Hawaii vs Florida: the paperwork

	Hawaii formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form CR2E027
State fee	$5	$125 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Florida
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	May 1
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with Florida

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Florida accepts it within 90 days of Hawaii's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It lists us as your Florida registered agent, next to your Hawaii name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Hawaii certificate comes first; then the Florida filing goes in. After approval, your Hawaii LLC is registered with Florida.

First-year cost, Hawaii to Florida

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Good Standing Certificate, paid to Hawaii	$5
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Hawaii certificate included	$329

Will your Hawaii name work for Florida?

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

Agents: Florida and Hawaii

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Florida comes to $300.25 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Florida

A corporation formed in Hawaii files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Florida into Hawaii

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Florida

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Florida?

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

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

$324 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $329 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants it ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Florida?

$300.25 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Hawaii name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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