Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers an LLC from Pennsylvania as a foreign LLC on Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Pennsylvania vs Florida: the paperwork

	Pennsylvania formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form CR2E027
State fee	$40	$125 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Florida
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Name endings	the term company, limited or limited liability company, an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words of like import used in the home state	Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	September 30	May 1
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Florida registered agent

From Pennsylvania to Florida, step by step

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Florida accepts it within 90 days of Pennsylvania'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 Pennsylvania name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Pennsylvania certificate comes first; then the Florida filing goes in. After approval, your Pennsylvania LLC is registered with Florida.

First-year cost, Pennsylvania to Florida

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$364

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Florida?

Florida accepts your Pennsylvania name if it includes Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC. Pennsylvania's list (the term company, limited or limited liability company, an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words of like import used in the home state) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. If Florida's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Pennsylvania company. Florida can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Florida and Pennsylvania

Florida calls it a registered agent; Pennsylvania says registered office. Florida papers come to us; Pennsylvania's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Florida and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Florida comes to $294.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Florida

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Florida company in Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Florida certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Pennsylvania to Florida

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once a Pennsylvania 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 $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $364 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Florida?

$294.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Pennsylvania name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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