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Living in Florida with an LLC formed elsewhere

If your LLC was formed outside Florida and does business here, it generally registers with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section as a foreign LLC. The fee is $125.

Do I have to register?

Florida expects an out-of-state LLC doing business here to register. What counts as doing business is set by statute; the sources below cite it. The registration is Form CR2E027, Application by Foreign Limited Liability Company for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida.

Formed in Wyoming, Delaware or Nevada?

The state fees add up like this before any service fee or yearly charge.

LLC formed inFormation feeFlorida foreign feeState fees together
Wyoming$100$125$225
Delaware$110$125$235
Nevada$425$125$550

Formation fees are the state’s published figures; Nevada’s includes the initial list and state business license filed with the articles.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Florida (2026)

Want it handled? For Florida, in order.

  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 read from each provider’s Florida page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section.

What you keep up

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

Florida questions

Can I run an LLC from Florida if it was formed in another state?

You can, but Florida generally expects the LLC to register as a foreign LLC if it does business there. The the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section takes the filing.

What does Florida charge a foreign LLC?

$125.

Do I need paper from the state where I formed?

Yes. Certificate of existence (or record of similar import) from the jurisdiction of formation, no older than 90 days.

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