Foreign registration · no form number

Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

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

Massachusetts and Montana side by side

	Massachusetts formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$70 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed online with Montana
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization	April 15
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Massachusetts to Montana, step by step

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

Will your Massachusetts name work for Montana?

We check your exact Massachusetts name against Montana's records before filing.

Agents: Montana and Massachusetts

Montana calls it a registered agent; Massachusetts says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Massachusetts; ours takes Montana's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Massachusetts and Montana

Each year your LLC files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Montana comes to $689 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Montana

A corporation formed in Massachusetts files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Montana company in Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Massachusetts files Massachusetts's registration (no form number) with $520 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Massachusetts to Montana

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Montana?

Yes, once a Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts.

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Montana?

$689 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $520 to Massachusetts and $20 to Montana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Montana?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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