Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, a corporation formed in Kentucky registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $220 in state fees. Minnesota may ask for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Kentucky records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Kentucky and Minnesota side by side

	Kentucky formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Foreign Corporation or Cooperative Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$10	$220 at order (filing fee $200 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Renewal, $115, every year
Due	On or before June 30	December 31
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

From Kentucky to Minnesota, step by step

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

Will your Kentucky name work for Minnesota?

We search Minnesota's records for Kentucky's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Minnesota agent and the Kentucky one

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Kentucky

Each year your corporation files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Minnesota comes to $279 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Minnesota

An LLC formed in Kentucky files its own registration with Minnesota ($205 in state fees; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Minnesota into Kentucky

A corporation formed in Minnesota that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Minnesota certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Minnesota

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Kentucky business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Minnesota issues one to Kentucky corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Kentucky corporation in Minnesota?

$419 at checkout; Minnesota may also want Kentucky's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days, plus time for Kentucky's certificate if Minnesota asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Minnesota?

$279 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $115 to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Kentucky company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Minnesota can add a penalty of $100 for each month and a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kentucky registered agent stays, and ours covers Minnesota for year one.

Can I form a new Minnesota corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Kentucky companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Corporation; until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Kentucky's filings.

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