Registered your business with the state? Then watch out for deceptive scams related to certificate of status. After you’ve officially registered your business with the state, you might receive mail communications that ask you to “apply for your company’s certificate of status” and remit a fee that typically falls within the range of $50 to $300. The sole circumstance in which this certificate becomes necessary is when you intend to register your corporation in a different state or engage in a merger with another company, and the other party requires evidence that you hold good standing with the Secretary of State.