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New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

An LLC formed in New Hampshire that wants to do business in Montana files an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana needs nothing from New Hampshire: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What New Hampshire and Montana each ask for

	New Hampshire formed here	Montana registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$70 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed online with Montana
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	April 1	April 15
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

How New Hampshire companies register with Montana

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Montana registered agent, next to your New Hampshire name and formation date. No New Hampshire paperwork holds up the Montana filing. After approval, your New Hampshire LLC is registered with Montana.

Will your New Hampshire name work for Montana?

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

Your Montana agent and the New Hampshire one

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

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and Montana

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Montana comes to $271 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Montana

A corporation formed in New Hampshire files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Montana into New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1 with $102 in state fees; no Montana certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Montana

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Montana?

Yes, once a New Hampshire business operates there; Montana does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

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

$269 at checkout, with nothing to pay New Hampshire.

Do I need New Hampshire's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Montana?

$271 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and $20 to Montana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Montana?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Montana's Annual Report ($20), and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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