FQ

Foreign qualificationCertificate of authorityPermission for an entity formed in one state to do business in another - the 'foreign' registration.Read the full entry → - industry shorthand for registering an entity to do business in a state other than the one that formed it. The state filing behind an FQ is usually called a certificate of authority or application for registration, and most states want a certificate of good standingCertificate of good standingThe state-issued document proving an entity exists and is current on its filings.Read the full entry → from the home state attached.