Foreign registration · no form number

Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

Montana registers a corporation from Washington as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Washington records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Washington and Montana each ask for

	Washington formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$70 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed online with Montana
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	April 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Washington companies register with Montana

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

Will your Washington name work for Montana?

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

Agents: Montana and Washington

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

Yearly filings: Montana and Washington

Each year your corporation files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Montana comes to $219 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Montana

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

The other way: Montana into Washington

A corporation formed in Montana that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Montana

Does my Washington company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Washington corporation in Montana?

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Montana?

$219 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and nothing to Montana for the yearly reports.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

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

What does a Montana company file to register in Washington?

It files Washington's registration with $200 in state fees, plus Montana's good standing certificate.

How do I get a Washington certificate of good standing?

Washington issues the Certificate of Existence online as an instant Express download, also emailed ($20).

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