Foreign registration · no form number

Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

A corporation formed in Delaware that wants to do business in Montana files an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Delaware records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Delaware vs Montana: the paperwork

	Delaware formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$50	$70 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed online with Montana
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	March 1	April 15
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Delaware companies register with Montana

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

Will your Delaware name work for Montana?

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

Your Montana agent and the Delaware one

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

Yearly filings: Montana and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus Montana comes to $199 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Montana

An LLC formed in Delaware files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Montana company in Delaware

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $245 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about Montana

Does my Delaware company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Montana?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Delaware and nothing to Montana for the yearly reports.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

What does a Montana company file to register in Delaware?

It files Delaware's registration with $245 in state fees.

How do I get a Delaware certificate of good standing?

Delaware issues the Certificate of Good Standing through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied ($50). It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175).

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