Foreign registration · no form number

Florida Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

To do business in Montana, a corporation formed in Florida registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Florida records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Florida and Montana side by side

	Florida formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$8.75	$70 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed online with Montana
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	dos.fl.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	May 1	April 15
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Florida to Montana, step by step

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

Your Florida name and Montana's rules

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

Your Montana agent and the Florida one

Florida and Montana both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Florida; ours takes Montana's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Montana and Florida

Each year your corporation files Florida's Annual Report ($150) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus Montana comes to $299 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Montana

An LLC formed in Florida files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Montana into Florida

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with Florida files Form CR2E007 with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Florida to Montana

Does my Florida company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Montana?

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

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

What does a Montana company file to register in Florida?

It files Form CR2E007 with $70 in state fees.

How do I get a Florida certificate of good standing?

Florida issues the Certificate of Status online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through ($8.75).

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