Minnesota

Foreign registration · Form 50

Minnesota Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

To do business in Oregon, a corporation formed in Minnesota registers there on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your Minnesota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Minnesota and Oregon side by side

	Minnesota formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$5	$275 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed online with Oregon
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	December 31	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Oregon registered agent

From Minnesota to Oregon, step by step

We prepare and file Form 50
It names us as your Oregon registered agent, with your Minnesota name and formation date. If Oregon wants the Minnesota certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oregon approves it, the Minnesota company can do business there.

Your Minnesota name and Oregon's rules

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

Agents: Oregon and Minnesota

Minnesota and Oregon both call it a registered agent. Oregon papers come to us; Minnesota's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and Oregon

Each year your corporation files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus Oregon comes to $424 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Oregon

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

Registering an Oregon company in Minnesota

A corporation formed in Oregon that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $220 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Minnesota owners ask about Oregon

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Oregon?

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

How much does the Oregon registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Oregon?

$424 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $275 to Oregon for the yearly reports.

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

Yes: the Minnesota registered agent stays, and ours covers Oregon for year one.

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

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

What does an Oregon company file to register in Minnesota?

It files Minnesota's registration with $220 in state fees.

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