North Carolina

Foreign registration · no form number

North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

A corporation formed in North Carolina that wants to do business in Montana files an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your North Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What North Carolina and Montana each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	Montana registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed online with Montana
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sosnc.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	April 15
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From North Carolina to Montana, step by step

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

Your North Carolina name and Montana's rules

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

Agents: Montana and North Carolina

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

Staying in good standing in North Carolina and Montana

Each year your corporation files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Montana comes to $174 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Montana

An LLC formed in North Carolina files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Montana into North Carolina

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with North Carolina files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: North Carolina to Montana

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Montana issues one to North Carolina corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Montana registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Montana may also want North Carolina's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Montana?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to North Carolina and nothing to Montana for the yearly reports.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

Yes, but North Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Montana's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps North Carolina's Annual Report.

What does a Montana company file to register in North Carolina?

It files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees.

How do I get a North Carolina certificate of good standing?

North Carolina issues the Certificate of Existence online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper ($10).

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