Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, an LLC formed in Illinois registers there on Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also wants Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Illinois records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Illinois vs Florida: the paperwork

	Illinois formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E027
State fee	$25	$125 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with Florida
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	ilsos.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1), $75, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	May 1
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Illinois to Florida, step by step

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our Florida order. An instant Illinois certificate reaches Florida only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It lists us as your Florida registered agent, next to your Illinois name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Illinois issues the certificate instantly, so the Florida filing can go in the same day. Once Florida approves it, the Illinois company can do business there.

First-year cost, Illinois to Florida

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$349

Will your Illinois name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the Illinois one

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Florida

Each year your LLC files Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus Florida comes to $362.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Florida

A corporation formed in Illinois files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Florida

Does my Illinois company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does it cost to register an Illinois LLC in Florida?

$324 at checkout plus $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $349 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants it ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Florida?

$362.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Illinois name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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