Arizona

Foreign registration · no form number

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

Montana registers a corporation from Arizona as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Arizona records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Arizona and Montana each ask for

	Arizona formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed online with Montana
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	April 15
Late yearly filing	$9 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Arizona to Montana, step by step

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

Your Arizona name and Montana's rules

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

Agents: Montana and Arizona

Montana calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Montana papers come to us; Arizona's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Arizona and Montana

Each year your corporation files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arizona plus Montana comes to $194 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Montana

An LLC formed in Arizona files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Montana into Arizona

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with Arizona files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Arizona owners ask about Montana

Does my Arizona company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Montana may also want Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Montana?

$194 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Arizona and nothing to Montana for the yearly reports.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Montana for year one.

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

What does a Montana company file to register in Arizona?

It files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite.

How do I get an Arizona certificate of good standing?

Arizona issues the Certificate of Good Standing online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person ($10).

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