Foreign registration · Form 50

Maine Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

To do business in Oregon, a corporation formed in Maine registers there on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your Maine records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maine vs Oregon: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$30	$275 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed online with Oregon
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	June 1	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Oregon registered agent

From Maine to Oregon, step by step

We prepare and file Form 50
It names us as your Oregon registered agent, with your Maine name and formation date. If Oregon wants the Maine certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Maine corporation is registered with Oregon.

Your Maine name and Oregon's rules

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

Agents: Oregon and Maine

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

Yearly filings: Oregon and Maine

Each year your corporation files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus Oregon comes to $509 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Oregon

An LLC formed in Maine files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oregon company in Maine

A corporation formed in Oregon 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 Oregon

Does my Maine company need to register in Oregon?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Oregon?

$509 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $275 to Oregon for the yearly reports.

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

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

What does an Oregon company file to register in Maine?

It files Form MBCA-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite.

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