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Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

A corporation formed in Maryland that wants to do business in Montana files an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maryland and Montana side by side

	Maryland formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$70 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed online with Montana
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	April 15	April 15
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Maryland companies register with Montana

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

Will your Maryland name work for Montana?

We search Montana's records for Maryland's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Montana agent and the Maryland one

Montana calls it a registered agent; Maryland says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Maryland; ours takes Montana's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Montana

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Montana comes to $449 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Montana

An LLC formed in Maryland files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Montana company in Maryland

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Maryland owners ask about Montana

Does my Maryland company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Montana?

$449 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and nothing to Montana for the yearly reports.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

Yes: the Maryland resident agent stays, and ours covers Montana for year one.

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

What does a Montana company file to register in Maryland?

It files Maryland's registration with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite.

How do I get a Maryland certificate of good standing?

Maryland issues the Certificate of Status online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away ($20).

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