Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

An LLC formed in Louisiana that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also wants Louisiana'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 Louisiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Louisiana and Florida side by side

	Louisiana formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E027
State fee	$25	$125 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with Florida
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.la.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization	May 1
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Louisiana to Florida, step by step

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Florida accepts it within 90 days of Louisiana'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 Louisiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Louisiana's certificate is in hand, Florida's filing goes in. After approval, your Louisiana LLC is registered with Florida.

First-year cost, Louisiana to Florida

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

Your Louisiana name and Florida's rules

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

Agents: Florida and Louisiana

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Louisiana

Each year your LLC files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Florida comes to $327.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Florida

A corporation formed in Louisiana files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Florida into Louisiana

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to Florida

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Florida?

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

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

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

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Florida?

$327.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $40 to Louisiana and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Louisiana name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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