Foreign registration · no form number

Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

A corporation formed in Montana that wants to do business in Delaware files a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Montana and Delaware side by side

	Montana formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$5	$245 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	April 15	June 30
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$125 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Montana companies register with Delaware

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

Your Montana name and Delaware's rules

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the Montana one

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Montana

Each year your corporation files Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Delaware comes to $274 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Delaware

An LLC formed in Montana files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Delaware into Montana

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

Questions Montana owners ask about Delaware

Does my Montana company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for Montana corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Montana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Delaware?

$274 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Montana and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the Montana registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Montana companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside Montana's filings.

What does a Delaware company file to register in Montana?

It files Montana's registration with $70 in state fees.

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