Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

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

Missouri vs Florida: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E027
State fee	$10	$125 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Florida
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.mo.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due		May 1
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Missouri to Florida, step by step

Order the Missouri certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Missouri separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Florida accepts it within 90 days of Missouri's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It names us as your Florida registered agent, with your Missouri name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Missouri certificate comes first; then the Florida filing goes in. After approval, your Missouri LLC is registered with Florida.

First-year cost, Missouri to Florida

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

Your Missouri name and Florida's rules

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

Agents: Florida and Missouri

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Missouri

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($138.75). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Florida

A corporation formed in Missouri files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Florida into Missouri

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Florida

Does my Missouri company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once a Missouri 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 $10 to Missouri for the Certificate of Good Standing, $334 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Missouri yearly report and Florida's report ($138.75).

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Missouri name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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