Alaska

Foreign registration · no form number

Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

Montana registers a corporation from Alaska as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Alaska records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Alaska vs Montana: the paperwork

	Alaska formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed online with Montana
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	April 15
Late yearly filing	$37.50 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Alaska to Montana, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Montana registered agent, with your Alaska name and formation date. If Montana wants the Alaska certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Alaska corporation is registered with Montana.

Your Alaska name and Montana's rules

We search Montana's records for Alaska's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Montana and Alaska

Alaska and Montana both call it a registered agent. Montana papers come to us; Alaska's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Alaska and Montana

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Montana wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Montana

An LLC formed in Alaska files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Montana company in Alaska

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with Alaska files Form 08-414 with $350 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Alaska owners ask about Montana

Does my Alaska company need to register in Montana?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; Montana registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Montana issues one to Alaska corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Montana registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Montana may also want Alaska's Certificate of Compliance, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Montana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Montana's report (no fee).

Does Montana require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alaska registered agent stays, and ours covers Montana for year one.

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Montana's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

What does a Montana company file to register in Alaska?

It files Form 08-414 with $350 in state fees.

How do I get an Alaska certificate of good standing?

Alaska issues the Certificate of Compliance online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February ($10).

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