How to Move an LLC to Florida and Keep Your EIN: the Redomestication Process
Redomestication is the legal process of changing your LLC's state of domicile from its current state to Florida while keeping the company itself intact. This means your EIN, business contracts, banking relationships, and credit history remain unchanged, according to Cummings & Cummings Law, a firm specializing in this transaction. Unlike dissolving and re-forming a company, redomestication preserves your business identity and avoids the operational disruption of losing established banking and vendor relationships.
What exactly does redomestication accomplish?
Redomestication changes where your company is domiciled, not the identity of the business itself. Your LLC remains the same legal entity with the same EIN, meaning your business credit, contracts, and banking accounts continue without interruption. The process involves filing Articles of Conversion with the Florida Department of State and the appropriate authority in your current state, formally transferring your company's jurisdiction to Florida.
How does the Cummings & Cummings Law process work?
The firm handles redomestication as a remote-first service requiring no in-person meetings. You provide company information and sign documents via DocuSign, then the firm's Florida attorney and CPA prepare and file all necessary documents on your behalf. The entire process is completed online with email updates and no waiting for physical mail. Cummings & Cummings Law states it performs more redomestications than any other law firm in Florida and handles the work directly rather than outsourcing to automated services.
Why is redomestication different from other business relocation methods?
Redomestication differs fundamentally from foreign qualification (registering as an out-of-state business in Florida), which does not change your company's domicile and still subjects you to taxes in both states. Dissolution and reformation creates a new entity with a new EIN, disrupting credit history and requiring new banking and contract arrangements. Merger involves combining with another entity, which may trigger tax consequences. Redomestication is the only method that moves your company's legal home to Florida while preserving its existing legal identity and relationships.
What should you evaluate before hiring a redomestication attorney?
The firm recommends demanding seven specific answers before hiring anyone: confirmation that redomestication fits your company structure, clarity on whether your EIN and credit will be preserved, details on the timeline, explanation of state and federal tax implications, confirmation that contracts and banking relationships continue, the total cost structure, and whether the attorney will handle everything or require your involvement in complex steps. Cummings & Cummings Law states it will tell you directly if redomestication does not fit your company, rather than proceeding with an unsuitable process.
What is included in the redomestication closing package?
The firm provides a Redomestication Closing and Tax Continuity Packet that documents the entire transaction. The specific contents and detailed structure of this packet are not fully described on the public page, though it is designed to address both the legal conversion and tax implications of moving your LLC to Florida. You should contact the firm directly for details on what documents and analysis are included in your closing packet.