Foreign registration · no form number

Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

Montana registers an LLC from Louisiana as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana asks nothing of Louisiana here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Louisiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Louisiana and Montana side by side

	Louisiana formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$70 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with Montana
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.la.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization	April 15
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Louisiana companies register with Montana

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

Your Louisiana name and Montana's rules

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

Your Montana agent and the Louisiana one

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

Yearly filings: Montana and Louisiana

Each year your LLC files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Montana comes to $209 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Montana

A corporation formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Montana into Louisiana

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Montana

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Montana?

Yes, once a Louisiana 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 Louisiana.

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Montana?

$209 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $40 to Louisiana and $20 to Montana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Montana?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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