Out-of-State LLC

Out-of-State LLC › Florida

An out-of-state LLC in Florida

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Florida, it registers with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section for a fee of $125.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in Florida, and Florida’s statute is the authority. The law behind it, from the state’s own sources: Florida Statutes 605.0905, activities that are not transacting business; Florida Statutes 605.0904, consequences of transacting business without authority. If the answer is not clear, a Florida attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

  • The application: Form CR2E027, Application by Foreign Limited Liability Company for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
  • Filed with: Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
  • Fee: $125
  • Paper from your formation state: Certificate of existence (or record of similar import) from the jurisdiction of formation, no older than 90 days
  • A local agent: A registered agent in Florida

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Florida (2026)

Handing the Florida registration to a service? In order of our preference.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $125 state fee = $324; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. FL Registered Agent.org $199 + the $125 state fee = $324; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Florida Registered Agent.io $199 + the $125 state fee = $324; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices from each provider’s Florida page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section.

Where Florida sits

24th cheapest of 50 at $125, in the band $100 to $149. It is one of 36 states that want paper from the formation state.

Florida questions

Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in Florida?

Florida registers foreign LLCs through the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section. Whether your activity requires it is set by Florida’s statute, linked below; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $125.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in Florida?

Form CR2E027, Application by Foreign Limited Liability Company for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida, with Certificate of existence (or record of similar import) from the jurisdiction of formation, no older than 90 days.

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual report (Florida Division of Corporations, filed online), $138.75 (due: between January 1 and May 1), and a registered agent in the state.

Sources