Indiana

Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, an LLC formed in Indiana registers there on Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also asks for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Indiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Indiana vs Florida: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E027
State fee	$15	$125 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Florida
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	May 1
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Indiana to Florida, step by step

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Florida counts 90 days from the day Indiana issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It names us as your Florida registered agent, with your Indiana name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Indiana's certificate is in hand, Florida's filing goes in. Once Florida approves it, the Indiana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Indiana to Florida

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$339

Will your Indiana name work for Florida?

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

Agents: Florida and Indiana

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Florida

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($138.75). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Florida

A corporation formed in Indiana files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Florida company in Indiana

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Florida

Does my Indiana company need to register in Florida?

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

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

$324 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $339 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Florida's report ($138.75).

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Indiana name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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