Ohio

Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers an LLC from Ohio as a foreign LLC on Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also wants Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Ohio records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Ohio and Florida each ask for

	Ohio formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E027
State fee	$5	$125 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed with Florida
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.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 Ohio statutory agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Ohio to Florida, step by step

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Florida counts 90 days from the day Ohio 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 Ohio name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Ohio's certificate is in hand, Florida's filing goes in. After approval, your Ohio LLC is registered with Florida.

First-year cost, Ohio to Florida

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

Will your Ohio name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the Ohio one

Florida calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Ohio; ours takes Florida's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Florida and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for LLCs; Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($138.75). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Florida

A corporation formed in Ohio files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Florida company in Ohio

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Ohio files Form 617 with $99 in state fees; no Florida certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Ohio owners ask about Florida

Does my Ohio company need to register in Florida?

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

How much does it cost to register an Ohio LLC in Florida?

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

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Florida?

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

What if I don't register with Florida?

An Ohio 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 Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Florida for year one, with a street address there.

Will Florida accept my Ohio name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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