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Foreign registration · no form number

Arizona LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

Montana registers an LLC from Arizona as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana asks nothing of Arizona here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Arizona records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Arizona and Montana each ask for

	Arizona formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed online with Montana
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Arizona companies register with Montana

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Montana registered agent, with your Arizona name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Arizona first, so the Montana filing can go in right away. Once Montana approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

Will your Arizona name work for Montana?

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

Agents: Montana and Arizona

Montana calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Montana papers come to us; Arizona's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Montana and Arizona

Arizona has no annual report for LLCs; Montana wants the Annual Report every year ($20). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Montana

A corporation formed in Arizona files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Montana company in Arizona

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Arizona files Form L025 with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Arizona to Montana

Does my Arizona company need to register in Montana?

Yes, once an Arizona 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 Arizona.

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Montana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Arizona yearly report and Montana's report ($20).

What if I don't register with Montana?

An Arizona 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 Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Montana for year one.

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Montana's Annual Report ($20), and Arizona has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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