Register your company in a second state
Doing business somewhere you were not formed usually means registering there too, on a filing most states call a certificate of authority. We file it for $50 flat plus the new state's fee.
What you get
- Filed with the new state within one business day
- Home-state certificate of good standing obtainable with the same order
- Registered agent in the new state available at $99 a year, or name your own
- State fee itemised separately and passed through at cost
Filed in a day. One flat price. Nothing you didn't ask for.
Filed within one business day
One tier, one speed, every order. There is no rush fee here because there is no slow lane to buy your way out of.
A specialist reads every filing
Prepared and checked by someone who files these all day. If your name or address will not clear the state, you hear from us before it goes in.
Registered agent at $99, only if you want one
The lowest published rate of the five services we compare, sitting beside a free option to name yourself. Most people never need to buy it.
One price, and nothing starts on its own
$100 to form, $50 flat for every filing after. The only thing that can renew is a registered agent you chose, at the price you chose it for. No tiers, no trial that turns into a charge.
How it works
Tell us about your business
Your exact total is on this page before you type anything, and nothing is charged until the last step.
We prepare and file it
A specialist reads every order and files it within one business day. If something looks wrong, we email you before filing, not after.
You get your documents
Confirmation, your stamped documents, and what to do next, in your inbox and your account as the filing moves.
Common questions
It depends on what you are doing there. An office, employees, or regular in-person business almost always triggers it; a website that ships nationwide usually does not. The threshold is a legal question and we cannot answer it for you, but the state's own guidance is normally explicit.
Most states charge back fees and penalties for the period you traded unregistered, and many will not let you file or defend a lawsuit in their courts until you have qualified. Neither is expensive to avoid.
Yes, every state requires one with a physical street address there. If you do not have one, ours is $99 a year and you can add it to this order.
No. Qualification means you are registered in both states and file reports in both. Moving your home state entirely is a domestication, which is a different filing we also handle.
Other filings we handle
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FastBusinessFiling is a filing service, not a law firm or an accounting firm, and does not give legal or tax advice, including advice on which entity type, election, or state fits your situation. For that, talk to a licensed professional.