Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

Florida registers an LLC from Wisconsin as a foreign LLC on Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Wisconsin and Florida each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form CR2E027
State fee	$10	$125 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Florida
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$400 late fee
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with Florida

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our Florida order. Ordered from Wisconsin on filing day, it easily meets Florida's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It names us as your Florida registered agent, with your Wisconsin name and formation date and the certificate attached. Wisconsin issues the certificate instantly, so the Florida filing can go in the same day. Once Florida approves it, the Wisconsin company can do business there.

Florida costs for Wisconsin companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Certificate of Status, paid to Wisconsin	$10
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wisconsin certificate included	$334

Will your Wisconsin name work for Florida?

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

Your Florida agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Yearly filings: Florida and Wisconsin

Each year your LLC files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Florida comes to $312.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Florida

A corporation formed in Wisconsin files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Florida company in Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with Wisconsin files Form 521 with $100 in state fees; no Florida certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about Florida

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once a Wisconsin 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 $10 to Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $334 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Florida?

$312.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

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

Will Florida accept my Wisconsin name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

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

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