Florida Foreign Registration / Wyoming LLC in Florida
Registering a Wyoming LLC in Florida
A Wyoming LLC doing business in Florida files Form CR2E027, pays $125 and attaches a Wyoming certificate of good standing dated not more than 90 days before delivery. Wyoming's low yearly minimum of $60 does not carry over: Florida's annual report is $138.75, due January 1 to May 1. We prepare the Florida side for $199 plus the state fee.
Wyoming and Florida side by side
| Wyoming (home) | Florida (registration) | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing | Formation already done | Form CR2E027, $125 |
| Annual obligation | Annual report plus license tax (minimum $60), due first day of your anniversary month | Annual report $138.75, due January 1 to May 1 |
| If late | Wyoming's own late rules | $400 late fee, no waiver; $538.75 in all |
| Agent | A Wyoming registered agent | A Florida registered agent with a Florida street address |
| Certificate | Issued online by the Wyoming Secretary of State at no charge | Must be dated not more than 90 days before delivery |
The Wyoming certificate costs nothing and ages fast
Wyoming issues its good standing certificate online without a fee, so the only cost of the attachment is the timing. Florida measures the 90-day limit at delivery. Download the certificate when the rest of the packet is signed, and let the Registration Section receive it inside the window. If the Wyoming annual report is behind, bring it current first so the certificate reflects good standing; Wyoming's report falls due first day of your anniversary month.
Completing Form CR2E027 for a Wyoming LLC
Line 1 is the Wyoming name with its designator. Line 2 gives Wyoming as the jurisdiction, and line 3 the EIN. Line 4 asks when Florida activity started, which is a legal call, and a Florida business lawyer can tell you the date; once you know it, we enter it and file. Lines 5 and 6 are the principal and mailing addresses. Line 7 is the Florida registered agent, and line 8 lists managers or authorized persons for the Division's index. Line 9 confirms the Wyoming certificate, and line 10 is the signature.
What the manager list does
Item 8 gathers the primary members, managers or authorized persons, with titles and addresses, for the Division's first indexing. People who are not indexed can be added when the annual report is filed. A Wyoming LLC that wants a particular person off the index can list managers or authorized persons instead, since the Division asks for at least one person with authority to manage the company.
A yearly calendar for a Wyoming LLC registered in Florida
| Date | Obligation | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Florida annual report window opens | $138.75 |
| May 1 | Florida report deadline; the late fee starts the next day | $400 |
| Anniversary month | Wyoming annual report and license tax, due first day of your anniversary month | $60 |
| Third Friday in September | Last day to deliver a missing Florida report before revocation | $538.75 |
The two states keep separate calendars.
Counting the real cost of a Wyoming LLC in Florida
The Wyoming minimum is $60. Add to it Florida's one-time $125 and its $138.75 yearly report, plus a Florida registered agent. That is the comparison to run before assuming that a Wyoming LLC is the cheaper way to hold Florida property. The Florida charges apply because of where the business or property is, not where the company was formed.
Real estate holding companies
A Wyoming LLC that holds a Florida rental is covered by this. Florida says that holding income-producing real property is transacting business, and the penalty for skipping registration is the back fees plus $500 to $1,000 for each year or part of a year. Registering also lets the LLC sue a tenant in a Florida court, which an unregistered LLC cannot do. The penalty page gives the statute.
Registering your Wyoming LLC in Florida
Bring Wyoming current
The annual report and license tax, so the certificate shows good standing.
Name the Florida agent
A Florida-resident individual, or an entity with a Florida office that is authorized here.
Download the Wyoming certificate
Dated so it is under 90 days old on delivery.
File Form CR2E027
One check for $125, with the cover letter.
Calendar May 1
The Florida annual report, $138.75, every year.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Wyoming LLC in Florida questions
Can my Wyoming registered agent be my Florida agent?
Only if that agent is itself authorized in Florida and has a Florida street address as its registered office, or you name a Florida resident individual.
Can I file in Florida while Wyoming shows my LLC as delinquent?
You can send the packet, but the certificate has to confirm the LLC exists, so bring the Wyoming report and license tax current first to get a certificate that supports the application.
What if the Wyoming LLC misses the Florida report date?
A $400 late fee is added after May 1, so the report costs $538.75; Florida says it has no provision to waive it.
Does Florida treat a Wyoming LLC differently from any other foreign LLC?
No. The fee is $125 and the annual report $138.75 for every foreign LLC.
$199, Florida fee at cost
Qualify in Florida
Florida
$199
+ $125 Division of Corporations fee
- Form CR2E027 for an LLC or Form CR2E007 for a corporation, completed for you
- Your home state's certificate of existence, which we order so it is dated inside the window
- Sent to the Division of Corporations in Tallahassee
- A Florida registered agent: ours, or one you have already
- The filed authorization and your first annual report date
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Our fee and the Florida fee appear on separate lines at checkout. The state fee is not marked up. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Sources for this page
- Florida Division of Corporations, LLC fees
- Florida Division of Corporations, Form CR2E027 instructions (foreign LLC)
- Florida Division of Corporations, Form CR2E007 (foreign corporation)
- Florida Statutes 605.0902 (application for certificate of authority)
- Florida Division of Corporations, corporate fees
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division fee schedule
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
- Wyoming Secretary of State, foreign LLC application for certificate of authority and instructions
- Wyoming Secretary of State, business questions and answers
- Florida Statutes 605.0904 (transacting business without a certificate)
Bringing your company into Florida?
Order in a few minutes. We gather the certificate, complete the application and file it for you.