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Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Utah

To do business in Utah, a corporation formed in Montana registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah may ask for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code using your Montana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Montana vs Utah: the paperwork

	Montana formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Profit Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$59 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed online with Utah
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

From Montana to Utah, step by step

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

Your Montana name and Utah's rules

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

Agents: Utah and Montana

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

Yearly filings: Utah and Montana

Each year your corporation files Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Utah comes to $167 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Utah

An LLC formed in Montana files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Utah company in Montana

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

Common questions: Montana to Utah

Does my Montana company need to register in Utah?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Utah registration cost?

$258 at checkout; Utah may also want Montana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Utah?

$167 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Montana and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah 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 Utah corporation instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

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

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