Utah

Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Utah LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

To do business in Florida, an LLC formed in Utah registers there on Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also asks for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Utah records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Utah and Florida side by side

	Utah formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E027
State fee	$12	$125 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Florida
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	May 1
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Utah to Florida, step by step

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our Florida order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). An instant Utah certificate reaches Florida only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It names us as your Florida registered agent, with your Utah name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Utah delays the Florida filing. After approval, your Utah LLC is registered with Florida.

Florida costs for Utah companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$336

Your Utah name and Florida's rules

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

Agents: Florida and Utah

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Utah

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Florida comes to $305.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Florida

A corporation formed in Utah files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Florida company in Utah

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Utah to Florida

Does my Utah company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once a Utah 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 $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $336 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Florida?

$305.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Utah name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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