Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

Oklahoma registers a corporation from Hawaii as a foreign corporation on Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Hawaii and Oklahoma side by side

	Hawaii formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$5	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with Oklahoma

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

Your Hawaii name and Oklahoma's rules

We check your exact Hawaii name against Oklahoma's records before filing.

Your Oklahoma agent and the Hawaii one

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

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and Hawaii

Each year your corporation files Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Oklahoma comes to $174 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Hawaii files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to Oklahoma

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Oklahoma?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Hawaii and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Hawaii 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 Hawaii 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 Hawaii keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Hawaii's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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