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Foreign registration · no form number

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

To do business in Montana, a corporation formed in Utah registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah vs Montana: the paperwork

	Utah formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$12	$70 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed online with Montana
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	April 15
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Utah to Montana, step by step

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

Your Utah name and Montana's rules

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

Agents: Montana and Utah

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

Yearly filings: Montana and Utah

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Montana comes to $167 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Montana

An LLC formed in Utah files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Montana into Utah

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about Montana

Does my Utah company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Montana?

$167 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and nothing to Montana for the yearly reports.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

What does a Montana company file to register in Utah?

It files Utah's registration with $59 in state fees.

How do I get a Utah certificate of good standing?

Utah issues the Certificate of Existence online, emailed automatically on payment ($12). It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20).

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