North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers an LLC from North Carolina as a foreign LLC on Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your North Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Carolina and Florida side by side

	North Carolina formed here	Florida registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E027
State fee	$10	$125 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Florida
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sosnc.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Name endings	limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC	Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	April 15	May 1
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with Florida

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Florida counts 90 days from the day North Carolina issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It lists us as your Florida registered agent, next to your North Carolina name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once North Carolina's certificate is in hand, Florida's filing goes in. Once Florida approves it, the North Carolina company can do business there.

Florida costs for North Carolina companies

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

Will your North Carolina name work for Florida?

Florida accepts your North Carolina name if it includes Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC. North Carolina's list (limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. If another Florida company uses the North Carolina name, an alternate name is allowed. Florida can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Florida agent and the North Carolina one

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

Staying in good standing in North Carolina and Florida

Each year your LLC files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Florida comes to $490.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Florida

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

The other way: Florida into North Carolina

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Florida

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Florida?

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

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

$324 at checkout plus $10 to North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $334 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Florida?

$490.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $203 to North Carolina and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my North Carolina name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its North Carolina name at home. Florida names must include Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new Florida LLC instead?

Yes, but North Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75), and the original keeps North Carolina's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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