Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers an LLC from Massachusetts as a foreign LLC on Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also wants Massachusetts'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 Massachusetts records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Massachusetts and Florida each ask for

	Massachusetts formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E027
State fee	$25	$125 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Florida
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization	May 1
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Massachusetts to Florida, step by step

Order the Massachusetts certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Massachusetts separately; it is not part of our Florida order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($25). Florida counts 90 days from the day Massachusetts issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It lists us as your Florida registered agent, next to your Massachusetts name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Massachusetts's certificate is in hand, Florida's filing goes in. After approval, your Massachusetts LLC is registered with Florida.

Florida costs for Massachusetts companies

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

Will your Massachusetts name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the Massachusetts one

Florida calls it a registered agent; Massachusetts says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Massachusetts; ours takes Florida's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Massachusetts and Florida

Each year your LLC files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Florida comes to $807.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Florida

A corporation formed in Massachusetts files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Florida company in Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Massachusetts files Massachusetts's registration (no form number) with $520 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Massachusetts owners ask about Florida

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once a Massachusetts 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 $25 to Massachusetts for the Certificate of Good Standing, $349 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Florida?

$807.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $520 to Massachusetts and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Massachusetts name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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