Foreign registration · Form 0012

Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

To do business in Oklahoma, a corporation formed in Kentucky registers there on Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Kentucky records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Kentucky and Oklahoma each ask for

	Kentucky formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$10	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	On or before June 30	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From Kentucky to Oklahoma, step by step

We prepare and file Form 0012
It lists us as your Oklahoma registered agent, next to your Kentucky name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Kentucky certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oklahoma approves it, the Kentucky company can do business there.

Will your Kentucky name work for Oklahoma?

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

Your Oklahoma agent and the Kentucky one

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Oklahoma

Each year your corporation files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Oklahoma comes to $174 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Kentucky files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into Kentucky

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

Common questions: Kentucky to Oklahoma

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Oklahoma calls it qualification for Kentucky corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Kentucky's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Oklahoma?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Kentucky company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kentucky registered agent stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Kentucky keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Kentucky's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

Kentucky companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Corporation); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside Kentucky's filings.

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