Foreign registration · Form 0012

Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Delaware that wants to do business in Oklahoma files Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Delaware records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Delaware and Oklahoma each ask for

	Delaware formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$50	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
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 with Oklahoma
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	March 1	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From Delaware to Oklahoma, step by step

We prepare and file Form 0012
It lists us as your Oklahoma registered agent, next to your Delaware name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Delaware certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Delaware corporation is registered with Oklahoma.

Will your Delaware name work for Oklahoma?

We search Oklahoma's records for Delaware's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Oklahoma agent and the Delaware one

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

Staying in good standing in Delaware and Oklahoma

Each year your corporation files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus Oklahoma comes to $209 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Delaware files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oklahoma company in Delaware

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

Questions Delaware owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my Delaware company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Oklahoma calls it qualification for Delaware corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register a Delaware corporation in Oklahoma?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Oklahoma?

$209 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Delaware and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Delaware company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the Delaware registered agent stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Delaware keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

Delaware companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Corporation); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside Delaware's filings.

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