Foreign registration · no form number

Florida LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

To do business in Montana, an LLC formed in Florida registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana asks nothing of Florida here, not even the Certificate of Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Florida records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Florida and Montana each ask for

	Florida formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$70 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed online with Montana
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	dos.fl.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	May 1	April 15
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Florida companies register with Montana

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

Will your Florida name work for Montana?

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

Agents: Montana and Florida

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

Yearly filings: Montana and Florida

Each year your LLC files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus Montana comes to $307.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Montana

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

Registering a Montana company in Florida

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Florida to Montana

Does my Florida company need to register in Montana?

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

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

$269 at checkout, with nothing to pay Florida.

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Montana?

$307.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $138.75 to Florida and $20 to Montana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Montana?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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