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Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

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

Indiana and Montana side by side

	Indiana formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$15	$70 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed online with Montana
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	April 15
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Indiana to Montana, step by step

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

Your Indiana name and Montana's rules

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

Agents: Montana and Indiana

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

Yearly filings: Montana and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Montana wants the Annual Report every year ($20). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Montana

A corporation formed in Indiana files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Montana company in Indiana

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Montana

Does my Indiana company need to register in Montana?

Yes, once an Indiana 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 Indiana.

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Montana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Montana's report ($20).

What if I don't register with Montana?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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