Foreign registration · no form number

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

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

Kansas and Montana side by side

	Kansas formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$70 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed online with Montana
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.ks.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	April 15
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Kansas companies register with Montana

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

Will your Kansas name work for Montana?

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

Agents: Montana and Kansas

Montana calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Montana papers come to us; Kansas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Montana and Kansas

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Montana wants the Annual Report every year ($20). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Montana

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

The other way: Montana into Kansas

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Montana certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about Montana

Does my Kansas company need to register in Montana?

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

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

$269 at checkout, with nothing to pay Kansas.

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Montana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Montana's report ($20).

What if I don't register with Montana?

A Kansas 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 Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Montana for year one.

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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