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Foreign registration · no form number

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Utah

An LLC formed in Montana that wants to do business in Utah files an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah also wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code using your Montana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Montana vs Utah: the paperwork

	Montana formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$59 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed online with Utah
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

From Montana to Utah, step by step

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Utah order. Utah accepts it within 90 days of Montana's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Utah registered agent, with your Montana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Montana certificate comes first; then the Utah filing goes in. Once Utah approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Montana to Utah

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$59
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of Utah registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$263

Your Montana name and Utah's rules

If another Utah company uses the Montana name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Montana name against Utah's records before filing.

Your Utah agent and the Montana one

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

Yearly filings: Utah and Montana

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Utah comes to $187 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Utah

A corporation formed in Montana files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same). After that come Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Utah into Montana

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

Common questions: Montana to Utah

Does my Montana company need to register in Utah?

Yes, once a Montana business operates there; Utah law lists 14 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Utah registration cost?

$258 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $263 in all (checkout is $59 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Utah?

$187 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Montana and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

Yes: the Montana registered agent stays, and ours covers Utah for year one.

Will Utah 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 Utah LLC instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

Montana companies leave by filing a Withdrawal of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, Utah's report stays due alongside Montana's filings.

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