Arkansas

Foreign registration · no form number

Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

An LLC formed in Arkansas that wants to do business in Montana files an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana asks nothing of Arkansas here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Arkansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Arkansas vs Montana: the paperwork

	Arkansas formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$70 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed online with Montana
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	May 1	April 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Arkansas to Montana, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Montana registered agent, with your Arkansas name and formation date. No Arkansas paperwork holds up the Montana filing. Once Montana approves it, the Arkansas company can do business there.

Your Arkansas name and Montana's rules

We check your exact Arkansas name against Montana's records before filing.

Agents: Montana and Arkansas

Arkansas and Montana both call it a registered agent. Montana papers come to us; Arkansas's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Arkansas and Montana

Each year your LLC files Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus Montana comes to $319 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Montana

A corporation formed in Arkansas files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Montana into Arkansas

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Arkansas files Form FL-01 with $270 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Arkansas owners ask about Montana

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Montana?

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

How much does it cost to register an Arkansas LLC in Montana?

$269 at checkout, with nothing to pay Arkansas.

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Montana?

$319 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $20 to Montana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Montana?

An Arkansas 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 Arkansas registered agent stays, and ours covers Montana for year one.

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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