Foreign registration · no form number

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

A corporation formed in Missouri that wants to do business in Montana files an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Missouri records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Missouri vs Montana: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed online with Montana
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.mo.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	April 15
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Missouri to Montana, step by step

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

Will your Missouri name work for Montana?

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

Agents: Montana and Missouri

Missouri and Montana both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Missouri; ours takes Montana's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Missouri and Montana

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); Montana wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Montana

An LLC formed in Missouri files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Montana into Missouri

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Montana

Does my Missouri company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Montana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and Montana's report (no fee).

Does Montana require a registered agent?

Yes: the Missouri registered agent stays, and ours covers Montana for year one.

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

What does a Montana company file to register in Missouri?

It files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus Montana's good standing certificate.

How do I get a Missouri certificate of good standing?

Missouri issues the Certificate of Good Standing online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail ($10).

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