Foreign registration · no form number

Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers a corporation from Montana as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Montana and New Jersey side by side

	Montana formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Montana to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Montana certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Jersey registered agent, with your Montana name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Montana's certificate is in hand, New Jersey's filing goes in. After approval, your Montana corporation is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, Montana to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$304

Will your Montana name work for New Jersey?

If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Montana company. We check your exact Montana name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Your New Jersey agent and the Montana one

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Montana

Each year your corporation files Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus New Jersey comes to $224 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Montana files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Jersey company in Montana

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

Questions Montana owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Montana company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

New Jersey calls it registration for Montana corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and New Jersey?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Montana and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge a Montana company a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $200.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey 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 New Jersey corporation instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

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