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Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

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

What Hawaii and Montana each ask for

	Hawaii formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$70 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed online with Montana
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	April 15
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with Montana

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

Will your Hawaii name work for Montana?

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

Your Montana agent and the Hawaii one

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

Yearly filings: Montana and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Montana comes to $181.50 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Montana

A corporation formed in Hawaii files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Montana into Hawaii

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to Montana

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Montana?

Yes, once a Hawaii 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 Hawaii.

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Montana?

$181.50 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $20 to Montana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Montana?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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