Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

An LLC formed in Mississippi that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also asks for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Mississippi records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Mississippi vs Florida: the paperwork

	Mississippi formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E027
State fee	$25	$125 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Florida
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.ms.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	April 15	May 1
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with Florida

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Ordered from Mississippi 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 Mississippi name and formation date and the certificate attached. Mississippi issues the certificate instantly, so the Florida filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Mississippi LLC is registered with Florida.

First-year cost, Mississippi to Florida

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

Your Mississippi name and Florida's rules

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

Your Florida agent and the Mississippi one

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Florida

Each year your LLC files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus Florida comes to $287.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Florida

A corporation formed in Mississippi files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Florida into Mississippi

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Mississippi to Florida

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Florida?

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

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Florida?

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

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Mississippi name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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