Rhode Island

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Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

Montana registers an LLC from Rhode Island as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana asks nothing of Rhode Island here, not even the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Rhode Island vs Montana: the paperwork

	Rhode Island formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$22	$70 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed online with Montana
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.ri.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	May 1	April 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Rhode Island companies register with Montana

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

Your Rhode Island name and Montana's rules

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

Your Montana agent and the Rhode Island one

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

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Montana

Each year your LLC files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Montana comes to $219 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Montana

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Montana into Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Montana

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Montana?

Yes, once a Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island.

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Montana?

$219 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $20 to Montana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Montana?

A Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Montana for year one.

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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