Montana · Limited liability company
What an LLC costs in Montana
$35 in your first year. That's $35 to file with Montana Secretary of State — Business Services Division, and about $20 a year to keep it in good standing after that.
First-year breakdown
- State filing fee $35 One-time, paid when you form the LLC
- Annual Report $20 — year 2 Not owed in your first year — see the ongoing filings below
- Total, first year $35
Don't file on this alone. We're still verifying figures state by state. Open the source link below and confirm before you pay anything or rely on a deadline.
Keeping it alive
Your annual report
| Filing | Annual Report |
|---|---|
| How often | annual |
| Fee | $20 |
| When it's due | Due April 15 each year. $20 if filed by April 15; $35 if filed after — a built-in late surcharge rather than a separate penalty. |
| If you're late | Filing after April 15 costs $35 instead of $20. LLCs that fail to file after a 90-day delinquency notice are involuntarily dissolved by operation of law. |
| If you keep ignoring it | SOS involuntarily dissolves LLCs that miss required annual reports within the notice period; reinstatement requires all missing reports plus a Department of Revenue Title 15 certificate. |
State tax: None. Montana imposes no franchise tax or entity-level annual fee on LLCs; income passes through to members.
What we're less sure about
Caveats on this page
- CHEAPEST FORMATION FEE IN THE DATASET at $35.
- $35 formation only. The annual report is generally due the April 15 following formation; if formed early in a year so the first April 15 falls within 12 months, add $20.
- The 90-day involuntary-dissolution notice period comes from an official SOS communication about a specific dissolution round, not a general statute page — treat as SOS practice rather than a fixed statutory deadline.
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You can file directly with Montana Secretary of State — Business Services Division yourself — that's always the cheapest route, and we link to the form above. If you'd rather someone handle the paperwork and act as your registered agent, we compare the services that do it.
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