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Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

To do business in Montana, a corporation formed in Rhode Island registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Rhode Island and Montana each ask for

	Rhode Island formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$22	$70 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed online with Montana
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.ri.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	May 1	April 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Rhode Island companies register with Montana

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

Will your Rhode Island name work for Montana?

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

Agents: Montana and Rhode Island

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

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Montana

Each year your corporation files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Montana comes to $199 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Montana

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Montana into Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5). See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about Montana

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Montana may also want Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Montana?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and nothing to Montana for the yearly reports.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Montana for year one.

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

What does a Montana company file to register in Rhode Island?

It files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus Montana's good standing certificate.

How do I get a Rhode Island certificate of good standing?

Rhode Island issues the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail ($22). It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30).

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