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Foreign registration · State Form 56369

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Indiana

An LLC formed in Montana that wants to do business in Indiana files State Form 56369, with $105 in state fees. Indiana also wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Montana and Indiana side by side

	Montana formed here	Indiana registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$105 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Indiana
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	in.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years
Due	April 15	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Indiana registered agent

How Montana companies register with Indiana

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Indiana order. Indiana accepts it within 60 days of Montana's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file State Form 56369
It names us as your Indiana registered agent, with your Montana name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Montana's certificate is in hand, Indiana's filing goes in. After approval, your Montana LLC is registered with Indiana.

Indiana costs for Montana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of Indiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$309

Your Montana name and Indiana's rules

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

Your Indiana agent and the Montana one

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

Yearly filings: Indiana and Montana

Montana wants the Annual Report every year ($20); Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Indiana into Montana

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

Common questions: Montana to Indiana

Does my Montana company need to register in Indiana?

Yes, once a Montana business operates there; Indiana law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$304 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Indiana wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Indiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Montana's report ($20) and Indiana's report ($32, every two years).

What if I don't register with Indiana?

A Montana company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Indiana can add a civil penalty of up to $10,000.

Does Indiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Indiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Indiana later?

Montana companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Indiana's report stays due alongside Montana's filings.

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