Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, a corporation formed in Montana registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $220 in state fees. Minnesota may ask for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Montana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Montana vs Minnesota: the paperwork

	Montana formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Corporation or Cooperative Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$5	$220 at order (filing fee $200 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Renewal, $115, every year
Due	April 15	December 31
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Montana companies register with Minnesota

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

Your Montana name and Minnesota's rules

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

Your Minnesota agent and the Montana one

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Montana

Each year your corporation files Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Minnesota comes to $264 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Minnesota

An LLC formed in Montana files its own registration with Minnesota ($205 in state fees; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in Montana

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

Questions Montana owners ask about Minnesota

Does my Montana company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Montana business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$419 at checkout; Minnesota may also want Montana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days, plus time for Montana's certificate if Minnesota asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Minnesota?

$264 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Montana and $115 to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Montana company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Minnesota can add a penalty of $100 for each month and a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Montana companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Corporation; until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Montana's filings.

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