Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

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

Washington and Florida side by side

	Washington formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Form CR2E027
State fee	$20	$125 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Florida
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From Washington to Florida, step by step

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

First-year cost, Washington to Florida

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

Will your Washington name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the Washington one

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

Staying in good standing in Washington and Florida

Each year your LLC files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Florida comes to $357.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Florida

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

Registering a Florida company in Washington

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Florida

Does my Washington company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once a Washington 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 Washington for the Certificate of Existence, $344 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Florida?

$357.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Washington name?

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

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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