Foreign registration · no form number

Massachusetts Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

Montana registers a corporation from Massachusetts as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Massachusetts records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Massachusetts vs Montana: the paperwork

	Massachusetts formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$12	$70 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed online with Montana
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $125, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	Within 2.5 months after the close of the corporation's fiscal year	April 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Massachusetts companies register with Montana

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

Your Massachusetts name and Montana's rules

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

Your Montana agent and the Massachusetts one

Montana calls it a registered agent; Massachusetts says resident agent. Montana papers come to us; Massachusetts's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Massachusetts and Montana

Each year your corporation files Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Montana comes to $274 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Montana

An LLC formed in Massachusetts files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Massachusetts to Montana

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Montana may also want Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Montana?

$274 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $125 to Massachusetts and nothing to Montana for the yearly reports.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

How do I get a Massachusetts certificate of good standing?

Massachusetts issues the Certificate of Good Standing online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate ($12). It comes as a short form ($7) or a long form ($12).

Is the filing the same for an LLC?

No: an LLC files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees).

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