Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, an LLC formed in South Dakota registers there on Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also asks for South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What South Dakota and Florida each ask for

	South Dakota formed here	Florida registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Form CR2E027
State fee	$20	$125 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Florida
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Name endings	'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.)	Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From South Dakota to Florida, step by step

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Florida accepts it within 90 days of South Dakota'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 South Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The South Dakota certificate comes first; then the Florida filing goes in. Once Florida approves it, the South Dakota company can do business there.

First-year cost, South Dakota to Florida

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, paid to South Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Dakota certificate included	$344

Your South Dakota name and Florida's rules

Florida accepts your South Dakota name if it includes Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC. South Dakota's list ('limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.)) 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 South Dakota company. Florida can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Florida agent and the South Dakota one

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

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Florida

Each year your LLC files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, South Dakota plus Florida comes to $342.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Florida

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

Registering a Florida company in South Dakota

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Florida

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once a South Dakota 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 $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $344 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need South Dakota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants it ($20), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Florida?

$342.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $55 to South Dakota and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my South Dakota name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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