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Montana LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Montana and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Montana as a foreign LLC, which costs $70 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Montana costs $35.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeMontana foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Montana$35Not needed$35$40
Form in Wyoming$100$70$170$120
Form in Delaware$110$70$180$800
Form in Nevada$425$70$495$700

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Montana (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Montana registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $70 state fee = $269

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. Registered Agent MT.org

$199 + $70 state fee = $269

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Montana Registered Agent.co

$199 + $70 state fee = $269

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Montana page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Montana Secretary of State, Business Services.

Montana questions

Do I still register in Montana if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Montana, Montana generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Montana Secretary of State, Business Services, for $70. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Montana?

$35 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual report (Montana Secretary of State), no fee (due: april 15).

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