Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

To do business in Montana, a corporation formed in Hawaii registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Hawaii and Montana each ask for

	Hawaii formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$70 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed online with Montana
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	April 15
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Hawaii to Montana, step by step

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

Your Hawaii name and Montana's rules

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

Your Montana agent and the Hawaii one

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

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and Montana

Each year your corporation files Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Montana comes to $164 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Montana

An LLC formed in Hawaii files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to Montana

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Montana?

$164 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Hawaii and nothing to Montana for the yearly reports.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

How do I get a Hawaii certificate of good standing?

Hawaii issues the Good Standing Certificate online ($5).

Is the filing the same for an LLC?

No: an LLC files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees).

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