Foreign registration · no form number

Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

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

Maine vs Montana: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$30	$70 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed online with Montana
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	June 1	April 15
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Maine companies register with Montana

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

Will your Maine name work for Montana?

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

Your Montana agent and the Maine one

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and Montana

Each year your LLC files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus Montana comes to $254 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Montana

A corporation formed in Maine files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Montana company in Maine

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maine to Montana

Does my Maine company need to register in Montana?

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

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

$269 at checkout, with nothing to pay Maine.

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Montana?

$254 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $20 to Montana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Montana?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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