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Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

To do business in Montana, an LLC formed in Ohio registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana needs nothing from Ohio: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Ohio records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Ohio and Montana each ask for

	Ohio formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$70 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with Montana
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Ohio to Montana, step by step

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

Your Ohio name and Montana's rules

We check your exact Ohio name against Montana's records before filing.

Agents: Montana and Ohio

Montana calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Ohio; ours takes Montana's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Montana and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for LLCs; Montana wants the Annual Report every year ($20). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Montana

A corporation formed in Ohio files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Montana company in Ohio

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Ohio files Form 617 with $99 in state fees; no Montana certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Ohio owners ask about Montana

Does my Ohio company need to register in Montana?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

$269 at checkout, with nothing to pay Ohio.

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Montana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Montana's report ($20).

What if I don't register with Montana?

An Ohio 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 Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Montana for year one.

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Montana's Annual Report ($20), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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