Foreign registration · Form 50

Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

A corporation formed in Montana that wants to do business in Oregon files Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your Montana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Montana and Oregon side by side

	Montana formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$5	$275 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed online with Oregon
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	April 15	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Oregon registered agent

From Montana to Oregon, step by step

We prepare and file Form 50
It names us as your Oregon registered agent, with your Montana name and formation date. If Oregon wants the Montana certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oregon approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

Will your Montana name work for Oregon?

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

Your Oregon agent and the Montana one

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

Staying in good standing in Montana and Oregon

Each year your corporation files Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Oregon comes to $424 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Oregon

An LLC formed in Montana files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oregon into Montana

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

Questions Montana owners ask about Oregon

Does my Montana company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once a Montana business operates there; Oregon law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want Montana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Oregon?

$424 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Montana and $275 to Oregon for the yearly reports.

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oregon's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

Montana companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Amendment/Withdrawal; until then, Oregon's report stays due alongside Montana's filings.

What does an Oregon company file to register in Montana?

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

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