Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

Montana registers a corporation from Indiana as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Indiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Indiana vs Montana: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$15	$70 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed online with Montana
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	April 15
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Indiana to Montana, step by step

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

Will your Indiana name work for Montana?

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

Agents: Montana and Indiana

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Montana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Montana wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Montana

An LLC formed in Indiana files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Montana

Does my Indiana company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Montana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Montana's report (no fee).

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

How do I get an Indiana certificate of good standing?

Indiana issues the Certificate of Existence online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list ($15).

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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