Foreign registration · no form number

Vermont Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

To do business in Montana, a corporation formed in Vermont registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Vermont records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Vermont and Montana each ask for

	Vermont formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$70 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed online with Montana
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	By March 15 for calendar-year corps (within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year	April 15
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Vermont to Montana, step by step

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

Will your Vermont name work for Montana?

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

Agents: Montana and Vermont

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

Staying in good standing in Vermont and Montana

Each year your corporation files Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus Montana comes to $209 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Montana

An LLC formed in Vermont files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Montana company in Vermont

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Vermont owners ask about Montana

Does my Vermont company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Montana?

$209 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Vermont and nothing to Montana for the yearly reports.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

What does a Montana company file to register in Vermont?

It files Vermont's registration with $155 in state fees, plus Montana's good standing certificate.

How do I get a Vermont certificate of good standing?

Vermont issues the Certificate of Good Standing online as an instant download from the business dashboard ($25).

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