Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

To do business in Oregon, a corporation formed in Hawaii registers there on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Hawaii vs Oregon: the paperwork

	Hawaii formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$5	$275 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed online with Oregon
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Oregon registered agent

From Hawaii to Oregon, step by step

We prepare and file Form 50
It lists us as your Oregon registered agent, next to your Hawaii name and formation date. If Oregon wants the Hawaii certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oregon approves it, the Hawaii company can do business there.

Your Hawaii name and Oregon's rules

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

Your Oregon agent and the Hawaii one

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

Yearly filings: Oregon and Hawaii

Each year your corporation files Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Oregon comes to $439 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Oregon

An LLC formed in Hawaii files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 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 Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Oregon

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once a Hawaii business operates there; Oregon law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Oregon issues one to Hawaii corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Hawaii corporation in Oregon?

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Oregon?

$439 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Hawaii and $275 to Oregon for the yearly reports.

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

Yes, but Hawaii keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oregon's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps Hawaii's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

Hawaii companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Amendment/Withdrawal; until then, Oregon's report stays due alongside Hawaii's filings.

How do I get a Hawaii certificate of good standing?

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

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