Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Vermont LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

An LLC formed in Vermont that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also wants Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($35), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section using your Vermont records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Vermont and Florida side by side

	Vermont formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E027
State fee	$35	$125 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed with Florida
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $45, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	By March 31 for calendar-year LLCs (within 3 months after end of fiscal year on record	May 1
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Vermont companies register with Florida

Order the Vermont certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($35) is ordered from Vermont separately; it is not part of our Florida order. An instant Vermont 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 Vermont name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Vermont delays the Florida filing. Once Florida approves it, the Vermont company can do business there.

Florida costs for Vermont companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Vermont	$35
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Vermont certificate included	$359

Your Vermont name and Florida's rules

Florida accepts your Vermont name if it includes Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Vermont name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another Florida company uses the Vermont name, an alternate name is allowed. Florida can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Florida and Vermont

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Vermont

Each year your LLC files Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus Florida comes to $332.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Florida

A corporation formed in Vermont files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Florida into Vermont

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Vermont to Florida

Does my Vermont company need to register in Florida?

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

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

$324 at checkout plus $35 to Vermont for the Certificate of Good Standing, $359 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants it ($35), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Florida?

$332.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Vermont and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Vermont name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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