Foreign registration · no form number

Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

Montana registers an LLC from Illinois as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana needs nothing from Illinois: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Illinois records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Illinois vs Montana: the paperwork

	Illinois formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$70 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed online with Montana
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	ilsos.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1), $75, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	April 15
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Illinois companies register with Montana

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

Will your Illinois name work for Montana?

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

Agents: Montana and Illinois

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

Yearly filings: Montana and Illinois

Each year your LLC files Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus Montana comes to $244 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Montana

A corporation formed in Illinois files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Montana

Does my Illinois company need to register in Montana?

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

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

$269 at checkout, with nothing to pay Illinois.

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Montana?

$244 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $20 to Montana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Montana?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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