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Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

A corporation formed in Montana that wants to do business in Vermont files an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Montana and Vermont each ask for

	Montana formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$155 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	April 15	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How Montana companies register with Vermont

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont accepts it within 30 days of Montana's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your Montana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Montana certificate comes first; then the Vermont filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Montana to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$359

Will your Montana name work for Vermont?

If another Vermont company uses the Montana name, an alternate name is allowed. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Vermont and Montana

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

Staying in good standing in Montana and Vermont

Each year your corporation files Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Vermont comes to $399 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Vermont

An LLC formed in Montana files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Vermont into Montana

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

Common questions: Montana to Vermont

Does my Montana company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$354 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $359 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 30 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day, once Montana's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Vermont?

$399 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Montana and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont 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 Vermont corporation instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

Montana companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Vermont's report stays due alongside Montana's filings.

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