Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers an LLC from Michigan as a foreign LLC on Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also wants Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Michigan records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Michigan and Florida each ask for

	Michigan formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E027
State fee	$10	$125 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Florida
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	michigan.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	February 15	May 1
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Michigan companies register with Florida

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Florida counts 90 days from the day Michigan 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 Michigan name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Michigan's certificate is in hand, Florida's filing goes in. After approval, your Michigan LLC is registered with Florida.

First-year cost, Michigan to Florida

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Michigan	$10
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Michigan certificate included	$334

Will your Michigan name work for Florida?

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

Agents: Florida and Michigan

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

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Florida

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Florida comes to $312.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Florida

A corporation formed in Michigan files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Florida company in Michigan

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about Florida

Does my Michigan company need to register in Florida?

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

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

$324 at checkout plus $10 to Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $334 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants it ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Florida?

$312.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Michigan name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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