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Foreign registration · no form number

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

A corporation formed in Texas that wants to do business in Montana files an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Texas vs Montana: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$15	$70 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed online with Montana
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	May 15 each year	April 15
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Texas to Montana, step by step

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

Your Texas name and Montana's rules

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

Your Montana agent and the Texas one

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Montana

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

LLC or corporation, Texas to Montana

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

The other way: Montana into Texas

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with Texas files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to Montana

Does my Texas company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Montana may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Montana?

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

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

What does a Montana company file to register in Texas?

It files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite.

How do I get a Texas certificate of good standing?

Texas issues the Certificate of Fact - Status online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days ($15).

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