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Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

An LLC formed in Missouri that wants to do business in Montana files an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana asks nothing of Missouri here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Missouri records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Missouri vs Montana: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed online with Montana
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.mo.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Missouri to Montana, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Montana registered agent, with your Missouri name and formation date. No Missouri paperwork holds up the Montana filing. Once Montana approves it, the Missouri company can do business there.

Will your Missouri name work for Montana?

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

Your Montana agent and the Missouri one

Missouri and Montana both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Missouri; ours takes Montana's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Missouri and Montana

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Montana wants the Annual Report every year ($20). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Montana

A corporation formed in Missouri files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Montana into Missouri

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to Montana

Does my Missouri company need to register in Montana?

Yes, once a Missouri 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 Missouri.

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Montana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Missouri yearly report and Montana's report ($20).

What if I don't register with Montana?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Montana's Annual Report ($20), and Missouri has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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