Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

A corporation formed in Montana that wants to do business in Arizona files Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Montana records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Montana and Arizona side by side

	Montana formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$5	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	April 15	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$9 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Montana to Arizona, step by step

We prepare and file Form C018
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your Montana name and formation date. If Arizona wants the Montana certificate, it is ordered first. Once Arizona approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

Your Montana name and Arizona's rules

If another Arizona company uses the Montana name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Montana name against Arizona's records before filing.

Agents: Arizona and Montana

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and Montana

Each year your corporation files Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Montana plus Arizona comes to $194 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Arizona

An LLC formed in Montana files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Montana

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Montana to Arizona

Does my Montana company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Arizona issues one to Montana corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Montana corporation in Arizona?

$412.85 at checkout, including the $35 required expedite; Arizona may also want Montana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, plus time for Montana's certificate if Arizona asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Arizona?

$194 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, nothing to Montana and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Montana name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Montana name at home.

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

Montana companies leave by filing Form C025, Application for Withdrawal ($25); until then, Arizona's report stays due alongside Montana's filings.

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