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Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

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

What Wisconsin and Montana each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	Montana registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$70 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with Montana
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date	April 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with Montana

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

Your Wisconsin name and Montana's rules

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

Your Montana agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Yearly filings: Montana and Wisconsin

Each year your LLC files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Montana's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Montana comes to $194 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Montana

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

The other way: Montana into Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Montana that registers with Wisconsin files Form 521 with $100 in state fees; no Montana certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to Montana

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Montana?

Yes, once a Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin.

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Montana?

$194 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $20 to Montana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Montana?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Montana's Annual Report ($20), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

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

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