Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Maine Corporation Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, a corporation formed in Maine registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $220 in state fees. Minnesota may ask for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Maine records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maine and Minnesota side by side

	Maine formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Foreign Corporation or Cooperative Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$30	$220 at order (filing fee $200 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Renewal, $115, every year
Due	June 1	December 31
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Maine companies register with Minnesota

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

Your Maine name and Minnesota's rules

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

Your Minnesota agent and the Maine one

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and Minnesota

Each year your corporation files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus Minnesota comes to $349 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Minnesota

An LLC formed in Maine files its own registration with Minnesota ($205 in state fees; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Minnesota into Maine

A corporation formed in Minnesota that registers with Maine files Form MBCA-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about Minnesota

Does my Maine company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Maine 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 Maine corporations once the filing is approved.

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

$419 at checkout; Minnesota may also want Maine'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 Maine's certificate if Minnesota asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Minnesota?

$349 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $115 to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Maine 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 Maine registered agent stays, and ours covers Minnesota for year one.

Can I form a new Minnesota corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

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

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