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Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

To do business in Montana, an LLC formed in Texas registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana needs nothing from Texas: no Certificate of Fact - Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Texas and Montana side by side

	Texas formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$15	$70 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed online with Montana
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	May 15 each year	April 15
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From Texas to Montana, step by step

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

Will your Texas name work for Montana?

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

Agents: Montana and Texas

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Montana

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Montana wants the Annual Report every year ($20). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Montana

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

The other way: Montana into Texas

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no Montana certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Texas owners ask about Montana

Does my Texas company need to register in Montana?

Yes, once a Texas 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 Texas.

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Montana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and Montana's report ($20).

What if I don't register with Montana?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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