Foreign registration · no form number

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

Montana registers a corporation from Michigan as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Michigan records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Michigan vs Montana: the paperwork

	Michigan formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with Montana
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	michigan.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	May 15	April 15
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Michigan to Montana, step by step

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

Will your Michigan name work for Montana?

We check your exact Michigan name against Montana's records before filing.

Agents: Montana and Michigan

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

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Montana

Each year your corporation files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Montana comes to $174 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Montana

An LLC formed in Michigan files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Montana into Michigan

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about Montana

Does my Michigan company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Montana?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and nothing to Montana for the yearly reports.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Montana's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

What does a Montana company file to register in Michigan?

It files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees.

How do I get a Michigan certificate of good standing?

Michigan issues the Certificate of Good Standing online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account ($10).

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