Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

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

What Montana and Florida each ask for

	Montana formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E027
State fee	$5	$125 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Florida
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	April 15	May 1
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Montana to Florida, step by step

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Florida accepts it within 90 days of Montana's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It lists us as your Florida registered agent, next to your Montana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Montana certificate comes first; then the Florida filing goes in. Once Florida approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Montana to Florida

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

Will your Montana name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the Montana one

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

Staying in good standing in Montana and Florida

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Florida comes to $307.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Florida

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

Registering a Florida company in Montana

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no Florida certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Montana owners ask about Florida

Does my Montana company need to register in Florida?

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

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

$324 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $329 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Florida?

$307.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Montana and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Montana name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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