State-by-State Redomestication Guides | Cummings & Cummings Law

The Redomestication Process in a Nutshell

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3. We submit the legal filings to the states.

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Did you know? The average business that moves to a state without state-level income tax saves over $12,500 in taxes per year.

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Redomestication, also known as redomiciling, refers to the lesser-known legal process of transferring or moving the "home state" of an existing Corporation, partnership, or LLC to a new state. It means keeping your existing company name, credit, and federal employer identification number (FEIN) without wasting time and money creating a new business entity, applying for foreign registration, or moving assets between companies.
— Prof. Chad D. Cummings, Esq., CPA

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Licensed Attorney	✅ Yes	⚠️ Varies	❌ No	❌ No
Licensed CPA	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No
Owes you fiduciary duties under the law	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❌ No^*	N/A
Experience	✅ 500+	⚠️ Varies	❌ None^*	❌ None
Success Rate	✅ 100%	⚠️ Varies	❌ Zero^*	❓ Who knows?
Money-Back Guararantee	✅ 120%	❌️ None	❌ None^*	N/A
Timeline	🚀 1-3 months	⚠️ 6 months+	🔥 Months to fix	🔥 Months to fix
Expedite Option	✅ Yes	⚠️ Varies	❌ None	⚠️ Varies
Weekly Updates	✅ No charge	💰️ At charge	❌ None	❌ None
Legal Fees	✅ Flat-fee	⚠️ Varies	🔥 Very high to fix	🔥 Very high to fix
^*It is illegal in all states to practice law without a license, and only a licensed attorney can render legal advice to or prepare custom legal documents for clients. LegalZoom®, RocketLawyer®, and similar services are not attorneys nor law firms and cannot perform redomestications.

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This page provides a consolidated index of our redomestication and entity migration resources.

All pages listed below relate to moving an existing business entity from one jurisdiction to another. To make navigation easier, the resources are grouped first by destination state, and then by the state the business is moving from.

If you are planning to move a company into Florida or Texas, start with the relevant destination section. Within each section, you can then locate guidance specific to your current state of formation. General resources that apply regardless of destination are listed separately.

This index updates automatically as new guidance is added, so you can use it as a reliable starting point when researching entity conversions, statutory domestications, and related planning considerations.

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Domestication vs. Foreign Registration vs. Merger vs. Dissolution: A Comparison

Domestication is a distinct legal process from foreign entity registration, merger, or dissolution.

Redomestication™ is generally the most efficient and cost-effective method for relocating a business to a new state, particularly when the company has permanently ceased operations in its original state. It does not involve dissolution. Many people make the mistake of dissolving their company when relying on incomplete or misleading advice.

Unlike foreign entity registration or merger, redomestication™ allows a business to retain its EIN, contracts, credit history, and brand identity—preserving continuity while minimizing tax risks and administrative burdens. It also eliminates the need to maintain dual registrations and tax obligations, potentially saving substantial time and money. By contrast, foreign registration can create ongoing compliance costs in the former state, and mergers often involve unnecessary legal complexity and higher fees.

Domestication is, in many circumstances, far preferable to registering an LLC or corporation as a foreign entity, especially where the LLC or corporation has permanently moved its operations and will not be returning to the prior state in the near future.

Some attorneys, unfortunately, confuse their clients by recommending a foreign entity registration in the new state, or worse, a merger, where a redomestication™ would have accomplished the goals of moving their business to a new state efficiently and effectively.

The top seven benefits of moving your company (LLC, corporation, or partnership) to a new state via redomestication™ to transfer your business include:

Maintaining your existing federal employer identification number, eliminating the tax headaches of forming a new company or transferring assets between companies (and inadvertently triggering a hefty tax bill from the IRS) when you move your business to a new state;
Keeping your existing business credit history and track record, safeguarding your reputation with clients, vendors, and creditors when moving your LLC or corporation to a new state;
Continuing your existing business name (in almost every case), protecting your most important assets when moving your company to a new state: your brand, reputation, and time you have already invested in search engine optimization;
Maintaining your existing contracts with customers and vendors because moving your business to a new state via redomestication™ does not create a new company: it maintains your existing company, saving you dozens (or even hundreds) of hours re-writing (and re-negotiating) contracts and changing banks;
Eliminating the need to continue paying registration fees and taxes in your prior state (assuming you have discontinued your operations there and have permanently relocated to a new state), potentially saving you tens of thousands of dollars (or more) in state taxes every quarter when you move your business to a new state;
Avoiding unnecessary IRS scrutiny because moving your LLC or corporation to a new state via redomestication™ is a tax-free transaction under the Internal Revenue Code; and
Reducing the amount of time you spend on administrative filings, saving you untold hours annually, by moving your company to a new state.

Before taking the "penny wise and pound foolish" approach of foreign entity registration or spending countless hours and exorbitant legal fees (and possibly taxes) on a merger or merger-gone-wrong to move your company to a new state, ensure you understand your options.

Comparison of Four Approaches
	Redomesticate™	Foreign Entity	Merge	Dissolve
Need to Continue Paying & Filing Registration Renewals in Former State	✅ No	❌ Yes	⚠️ Varies	☠️ No, she's dead, Jim.
Stop Paying Taxes in the Former State^*	✅ Yes	❌ No	⚠️ Varies	☠️ Tax event.^*
Initial Complexity	✅ Low	⚠️ Varies	❌ High	❌ High, when done right.
Ongoing Complexity	✅ Very Low	❌ High	❌ High	☠️ None. All gone.
Initial State Filing Costs	✅ Low	⚠️ Varies	❌ High	⚠️ Varies
Timing	✅ Fast	⚠️ Varies	❌ Slow	⚠️ Varies
Legal Fees	✅ Low	⚠️ Varies	❌ $10,000 or more	🔥 Very high to fix.
^*While every situation is different and dependent upon tax nexus, redomesticating can be an effective way to reduce or eliminate taxes in a former state in certain circumstances. Ask your CPA for more information. Our firm does not provide tax advice or perform tax work except by separate engagement at an additional charge.

In most circumstances, redomestication™ (and not a foreign entity registration or costly and complicated merger) is the best route to achieve a change in company domicile to a new state.

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