Foreign registration · no form number

Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

A corporation formed in Kentucky that wants to do business in Montana files an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Kentucky records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Kentucky and Montana each ask for

	Kentucky formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed online with Montana
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	On or before June 30	April 15
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Kentucky to Montana, step by step

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

Will your Kentucky name work for Montana?

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

Agents: Montana and Kentucky

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Montana

Each year your corporation files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Montana comes to $164 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Montana

An LLC formed in Kentucky files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Montana into Kentucky

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

Common questions: Kentucky to Montana

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Montana?

$164 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and nothing to Montana for the yearly reports.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

What does a Montana company file to register in Kentucky?

It files Form FBE with $90 in state fees.

How do I get a Kentucky certificate of good standing?

Kentucky issues the Certificate of Existence online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax ($10).

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