Foreign registration · Form 0012

Massachusetts Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

To do business in Oklahoma, a corporation formed in Massachusetts registers there on Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department using your Massachusetts records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Massachusetts and Oklahoma each ask for

	Massachusetts formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$12	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $125, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	Within 2.5 months after the close of the corporation's fiscal year	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From Massachusetts to Oklahoma, step by step

We prepare and file Form 0012
It lists us as your Oklahoma registered agent, next to your Massachusetts name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Massachusetts certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Massachusetts corporation is registered with Oklahoma.

Will your Massachusetts name work for Oklahoma?

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

Agents: Oklahoma and Massachusetts

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

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and Massachusetts

Each year your corporation files Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Oklahoma comes to $284 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Massachusetts files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Massachusetts to Oklahoma

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Oklahoma calls it qualification for Massachusetts corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Oklahoma?

$284 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $125 to Massachusetts and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Massachusetts company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the Massachusetts resident agent stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Massachusetts keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Massachusetts's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

Massachusetts companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Corporation); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside Massachusetts's filings.

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