Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

An LLC formed in New Hampshire that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also asks for New Hampshire'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 New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire and Florida side by side

	New Hampshire formed here	Florida registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E027
State fee	$5	$125 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Florida
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	April 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From New Hampshire to Florida, step by step

Order the New Hampshire certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from New Hampshire separately; it is not part of our Florida order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Florida accepts it within 90 days of New Hampshire'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 New Hampshire name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Hampshire certificate comes first; then the Florida filing goes in. After approval, your New Hampshire LLC is registered with Florida.

First-year cost, New Hampshire to Florida

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

Will your New Hampshire name work for Florida?

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

Agents: Florida and New Hampshire

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

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and Florida

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Florida comes to $389.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Florida

A corporation formed in New Hampshire files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Florida company in New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1 with $102 in state fees; no Florida certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: New Hampshire to Florida

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Florida?

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

Do I need New Hampshire's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Florida?

$389.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my New Hampshire name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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