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North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

To do business in Montana, an LLC formed in North Carolina registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana asks nothing of North Carolina here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your North Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What North Carolina and Montana each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	Montana registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed online with Montana
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sosnc.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	April 15	April 15
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From North Carolina to Montana, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Montana registered agent, next to your North Carolina name and formation date. Nothing has to come from North Carolina first, so the Montana filing can go in right away. After approval, your North Carolina LLC is registered with Montana.

Your North Carolina name and Montana's rules

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

Your Montana agent and the North Carolina one

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

Yearly filings: Montana and North Carolina

Each year your LLC files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Montana comes to $372 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Montana

A corporation formed in North Carolina files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Montana company in North Carolina

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Montana

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Montana?

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

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

$269 at checkout, with nothing to pay North Carolina.

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Montana?

$372 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $203 to North Carolina and $20 to Montana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Montana?

A North Carolina 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 North Carolina registered agent stays, and ours covers Montana for year one.

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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