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Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

A corporation formed in Ohio that wants to do business in Montana files an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Ohio records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Ohio and Montana each ask for

	Ohio formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$70 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with Montana
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Ohio companies register with Montana

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

Your Ohio name and Montana's rules

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

Agents: Montana and Ohio

Montana calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Ohio; ours takes Montana's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Ohio and Montana

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; Montana wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Montana

An LLC formed in Ohio files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Montana company in Ohio

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Ohio owners ask about Montana

Does my Ohio company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Ohio corporation in Montana?

$269 at checkout; Montana may also want Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Montana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Montana's report (no fee).

Does Montana require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Montana for year one.

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Montana's Annual Report (no fee), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

What does a Montana company file to register in Ohio?

It files Form 530A with $99 in state fees.

How do I get an Ohio certificate of good standing?

Ohio issues the Certificate of Good Standing online or by mail ($5).

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