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Foreign registration · no form number

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

A corporation formed in Tennessee that wants to do business in Montana files an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Tennessee records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Tennessee vs Montana: the paperwork

	Tennessee formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$70 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with Montana
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.tn.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Tennessee to Montana, step by step

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

Will your Tennessee name work for Montana?

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

Agents: Montana and Tennessee

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Montana

Each year your corporation files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Montana comes to $169 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Montana

An LLC formed in Tennessee files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Montana company in Tennessee

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5). See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Montana

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Montana?

$169 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Tennessee and nothing to Montana for the yearly reports.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

What does a Montana company file to register in Tennessee?

It files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus Montana's good standing certificate.

How do I get a Tennessee certificate of good standing?

Tennessee issues the Certificate of Existence online or by mail ($20).

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