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Alaska LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

To do business in Montana, an LLC formed in Alaska registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana asks nothing of Alaska here, not even the Certificate of Compliance. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Alaska records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Alaska and Montana side by side

	Alaska formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed online with Montana
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	April 15
Late yearly filing	$37.50 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Alaska companies register with Montana

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Montana registered agent, next to your Alaska name and formation date. No Alaska paperwork holds up the Montana filing. After approval, your Alaska LLC is registered with Montana.

Your Alaska name and Montana's rules

We search Montana's records for Alaska's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Montana and Alaska

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

Staying in good standing in Alaska and Montana

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Montana wants the Annual Report every year ($20). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Montana

A corporation formed in Alaska files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Montana into Alaska

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Alaska files Form 08-0497 with $350 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5). See that filing.

Questions Alaska owners ask about Montana

Does my Alaska company need to register in Montana?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; Montana does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does the Montana registration cost?

$269 at checkout, with nothing to pay Alaska.

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Montana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Montana's report ($20).

What if I don't register with Montana?

An Alaska company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Montana can add a penalty of $5 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Montana's Annual Report ($20), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

Alaska companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (foreign limited liability company); until then, Montana's report stays due alongside Alaska's filings.

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