Foreign registration · Form 326

Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

Louisiana registers a corporation from Montana as a foreign corporation on Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Montana and Louisiana each ask for

	Montana formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$160 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	April 15	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Montana companies register with Louisiana

We prepare and file Form 326
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your Montana name and formation date. If Louisiana wants the Montana certificate, it is ordered first. Once Louisiana approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

Your Montana name and Louisiana's rules

We search Louisiana's records for Montana's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Louisiana agent and the Montana one

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

Staying in good standing in Montana and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Louisiana comes to $179 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Montana files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Louisiana into Montana

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

Common questions: Montana to Louisiana

Does my Montana company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Montana business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Louisiana registration cost?

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want Montana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Louisiana?

$179 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Montana and $30 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Montana company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Montana?

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

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