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Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Idaho

An LLC formed in Montana that wants to do business in Idaho files an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho also wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Montana vs Idaho: the paperwork

	Montana formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From Montana to Idaho, step by step

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Idaho order. Idaho counts 90 days from the day Montana issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Idaho registered agent, with your Montana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Montana certificate comes first; then the Idaho filing goes in. After approval, your Montana LLC is registered with Idaho.

Idaho costs for Montana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$103.50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of Idaho registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$307.50

Idaho's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Montana name and Idaho's rules

If another Idaho company uses the Montana name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Idaho's records for Montana's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Idaho agent and the Montana one

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

Staying in good standing in Montana and Idaho

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Idaho comes to $169 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Idaho

A corporation formed in Montana files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same). After that come Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Idaho company in Montana

An LLC formed in Idaho that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no Idaho certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Montana to Idaho

Does my Montana company need to register in Idaho?

Yes, once a Montana business operates there; Idaho law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$302.50 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $307.50 in all (checkout is $103.50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Idaho wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Idaho registration take?

Idaho's standard processing takes about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing, once Montana's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Idaho?

$169 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Montana and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Idaho?

A Montana company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

Yes: the Montana registered agent stays, and ours covers Idaho for year one, with a street address there.

Will Idaho accept my Montana name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Montana name at home.

Can I form a new Idaho LLC instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

Montana companies leave by filing a Withdrawal of Foreign Registration Statement ($20); until then, Idaho's report stays due alongside Montana's filings.

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