Foreign registration · Form 50

Massachusetts Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

To do business in Oregon, a corporation formed in Massachusetts registers there on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Massachusetts records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Massachusetts and Oregon side by side

	Massachusetts formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$12	$275 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 Oregon
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $125, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	Within 2.5 months after the close of the corporation's fiscal year	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Oregon registered agent

From Massachusetts to Oregon, step by step

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

Your Massachusetts name and Oregon's rules

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

Your Oregon agent and the Massachusetts one

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

Staying in good standing in Massachusetts and Oregon

Each year your corporation files Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Oregon comes to $549 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Oregon

An LLC formed in Massachusetts files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Massachusetts to Oregon

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Oregon?

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

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

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Oregon?

$549 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $125 to Massachusetts and $275 to Oregon for the yearly reports.

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

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

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).

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