Foreign registration · Form 50

Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

Oregon registers a corporation from Kentucky as a foreign corporation on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your Kentucky records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Kentucky and Oregon each ask for

	Kentucky formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$10	$275 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed online with Oregon
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	On or before June 30	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Oregon registered agent

How Kentucky companies register with Oregon

We prepare and file Form 50
It names us as your Oregon registered agent, with your Kentucky name and formation date. If Oregon wants the Kentucky certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oregon approves it, the Kentucky company can do business there.

Will your Kentucky name work for Oregon?

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

Your Oregon agent and the Kentucky one

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Oregon

Each year your corporation files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Oregon comes to $439 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Oregon

An LLC formed in Kentucky files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oregon into Kentucky

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

Common questions: Kentucky to Oregon

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once a Kentucky business operates there; Oregon law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Oregon issues one to Kentucky corporations once the form is approved.

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

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want Kentucky's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Oregon?

$439 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $275 to Oregon for the yearly reports.

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

Yes, but Kentucky keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oregon's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps Kentucky's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

Kentucky companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Amendment/Withdrawal; until then, Oregon's report stays due alongside Kentucky's filings.

What does an Oregon company file to register in Kentucky?

It files Form FBE with $90 in state fees.

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