Foreign registration · Form 0012

Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Montana that wants to do business in Oklahoma files Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Montana and Oklahoma each ask for

	Montana formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$5	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	April 15	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From Montana to Oklahoma, step by step

We prepare and file Form 0012
It names us as your Oklahoma registered agent, with your Montana name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Montana certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oklahoma approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

Will your Montana name work for Oklahoma?

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

Agents: Oklahoma and Montana

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

Staying in good standing in Montana and Oklahoma

Each year your corporation files Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Oklahoma comes to $159 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Montana files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oklahoma company in Montana

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

Questions Montana owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my Montana company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Montana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Oklahoma?

$159 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Montana and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Montana company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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