Minnesota

Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

An LLC formed in Minnesota that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also asks for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Minnesota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Minnesota vs Florida: the paperwork

	Minnesota formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E027
State fee	$5	$125 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Florida
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.mn.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	December 31	May 1
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Minnesota to Florida, step by step

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Ordered from Minnesota on filing day, it easily meets Florida's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It names us as your Florida registered agent, with your Minnesota name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Minnesota delays the Florida filing. Once Florida approves it, the Minnesota company can do business there.

Florida costs for Minnesota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$329

Will your Minnesota name work for Florida?

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

Agents: Florida and Minnesota

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus Florida comes to $287.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Florida

A corporation formed in Minnesota files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Florida company in Minnesota

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no Florida certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Minnesota owners ask about Florida

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once a Minnesota 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 $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $329 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants it ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Florida?

$287.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Minnesota name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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