Foreign registration · no form number

Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

Montana registers a corporation from Kansas as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Kansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Kansas vs Montana: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$70 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed online with Montana
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.ks.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	April 15
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Kansas companies register with Montana

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

Will your Kansas name work for Montana?

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

Agents: Montana and Kansas

Montana calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Kansas; ours takes Montana's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Kansas and Montana

Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years; Montana wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Montana

An LLC formed in Kansas files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Kansas's Information Report ($90) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Montana company in Kansas

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Montana certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kansas to Montana

Does my Kansas company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Kansas corporation in Montana?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Montana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years) and Montana's report (no fee).

Does Montana require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Montana for year one.

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

What does a Montana company file to register in Kansas?

It files Form FA with $115 in state fees.

How do I get a Kansas certificate of good standing?

Kansas issues the Certificate of Good Standing online as a PDF in your Kansas business account ($7.50).

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