Foreign registration · no form number

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

To do business in Montana, a corporation formed in Connecticut registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Connecticut records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Connecticut vs Montana: the paperwork

	Connecticut formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$80	$70 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed online with Montana
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	business.ct.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	April 15
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Connecticut to Montana, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Montana registered agent, with your Connecticut name and formation date. If Montana wants the Connecticut certificate, it is ordered first. Once Montana approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

Will your Connecticut name work for Montana?

We check your exact Connecticut name against Montana's records before filing.

Your Montana agent and the Connecticut one

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

Yearly filings: Montana and Connecticut

Each year your corporation files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Montana comes to $299 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Montana

An LLC formed in Connecticut files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Montana into Connecticut

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $385 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to Montana

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Montana may also want Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Montana?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Connecticut and nothing to Montana for the yearly reports.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

What does a Montana company file to register in Connecticut?

It files Connecticut's registration with $385 in state fees.

How do I get a Connecticut certificate of good standing?

Connecticut issues the Certificate of Legal Existence online, with an express version, or by mail ($80). It comes as a short form ($80) or a long form ($120).

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