Foreign registration · Form 0012

Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

To do business in Oklahoma, a corporation formed in Washington registers there on Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Washington records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Washington and Oklahoma each ask for

	Washington formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$20	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

How Washington companies register with Oklahoma

We prepare and file Form 0012
It names us as your Oklahoma registered agent, with your Washington name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Washington certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Washington corporation is registered with Oklahoma.

Your Washington name and Oklahoma's rules

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

Agents: Oklahoma and Washington

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

Staying in good standing in Washington and Oklahoma

Each year your corporation files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Oklahoma comes to $229 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Washington files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into Washington

A corporation formed in Oklahoma that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my Washington company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Oklahoma calls it qualification for Washington corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Washington's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Oklahoma?

$229 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Washington company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the Washington registered agent stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Washington keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Washington's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

Washington companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Corporation); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside Washington's filings.

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