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Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

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

Tennessee and Montana side by side

	Tennessee formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$70 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with Montana
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.tn.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Tennessee to Montana, step by step

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

Your Tennessee name and Montana's rules

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

Agents: Montana and Tennessee

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Montana

Each year your LLC files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Montana comes to $469 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Montana

A corporation formed in Tennessee files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Montana company in Tennessee

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Montana

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Montana?

Yes, once a Tennessee 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 Tennessee.

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Montana?

$469 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Tennessee and $20 to Montana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Montana?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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