Foreign registration · no form number

Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

To do business in Montana, an LLC formed in Delaware registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana needs nothing from Delaware: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Delaware records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Delaware and Montana each ask for

	Delaware formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$50	$70 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed online with Montana
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	On or before June 1	April 15
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Delaware to Montana, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Montana registered agent, next to your Delaware name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Delaware first, so the Montana filing can go in right away. After approval, your Delaware LLC is registered with Montana.

Will your Delaware name work for Montana?

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

Your Montana agent and the Delaware one

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

Staying in good standing in Delaware and Montana

Each year your LLC files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus Montana comes to $569 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Montana

A corporation formed in Delaware files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Montana company in Delaware

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about Montana

Does my Delaware company need to register in Montana?

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

How much does it cost to register a Delaware LLC in Montana?

$269 at checkout, with nothing to pay Delaware.

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Montana?

$569 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $400 to Delaware and $20 to Montana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Montana?

A Delaware 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 Delaware registered agent stays, and ours covers Montana for year one.

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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