Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Idaho LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, an LLC formed in Idaho registers there on Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Idaho records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Idaho and Florida side by side

	Idaho formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E027
State fee	$10	$125 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with Florida
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	May 1
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Idaho companies register with Florida

Order the Idaho certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Idaho separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Florida accepts it within 90 days of Idaho's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It names us as your Florida registered agent, with your Idaho name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Idaho's certificate is in hand, Florida's filing goes in. Once Florida approves it, the Idaho company can do business there.

Florida costs for Idaho companies

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

Your Idaho name and Florida's rules

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

Agents: Florida and Idaho

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

Staying in good standing in Idaho and Florida

Each year your LLC files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Idaho plus Florida comes to $287.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Florida

A corporation formed in Idaho files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Florida into Idaho

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Idaho owners ask about Florida

Does my Idaho company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once an Idaho 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 $10 to Idaho for the Certificate of Existence, $334 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Florida?

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

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Idaho name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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