Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers an LLC from Kansas as a foreign LLC on Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also wants Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kansas vs Florida: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E027
State fee	$7.50	$125 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Florida
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.ks.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	May 1
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Kansas to Florida, step by step

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Florida counts 90 days from the day Kansas 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 Kansas name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Kansas certificate comes first; then the Florida filing goes in. Once Florida approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

Florida costs for Kansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$331.50

Your Kansas name and Florida's rules

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

Agents: Florida and Kansas

Florida calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Florida papers come to us; Kansas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Florida and Kansas

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($138.75). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Florida

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

The other way: Florida into Kansas

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Florida certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kansas to Florida

Does my Kansas company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once a Kansas 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 $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $331.50 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants it ($7.50), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Florida's report ($138.75).

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Kansas name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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