Foreign registration · no form number

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers an LLC from Montana as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), dated within 90 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 vs Vermont: the paperwork

	Montana formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$155 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	April 15	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How Montana companies register with Vermont

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont 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 Vermont registered agent, with your Montana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Montana certificate comes first; then the Vermont filing goes in. After approval, your Montana LLC is registered with Vermont.

Vermont costs for Montana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$359

Your Montana name and Vermont's rules

If Vermont's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Montana company. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Vermont agent and the Montana one

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and Montana

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Vermont comes to $339 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Vermont

A corporation formed in Montana files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Montana

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

Questions Montana owners ask about Vermont

Does my Montana company need to register in Vermont?

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

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $359 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day, once Montana's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Vermont?

$339 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Montana and $170 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Vermont?

A Montana company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Vermont can add a penalty of $50 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont 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 Vermont LLC instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($45), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

Montana companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Vermont's report stays due alongside Montana's filings.

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