Foreign registration · no form number

Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

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

Michigan vs Montana: the paperwork

	Michigan formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with Montana
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	michigan.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	February 15	April 15
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Michigan companies register with Montana

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

Will your Michigan name work for Montana?

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

Agents: Montana and Michigan

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

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Montana

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Montana comes to $194 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Montana

A corporation formed in Michigan files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Montana into Michigan

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about Montana

Does my Michigan company need to register in Montana?

Yes, once a Michigan 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 Michigan.

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Montana?

$194 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $20 to Montana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Montana?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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