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Starting an LLC in Montana: what you should know first

Filing a Montana LLC costs $35. The Annual Report costs $20 a year. Our pick is Mainstay Filing; $672 covers three years.

By kind of owner

Side hustle
Quiet-year cost: $219 in year 2 with Mainstay Filing, including the $20 state report in that year.
Online business
Required registered agent. The address has to be an actual street address or rural route box number in Montana. A P.O. box alone is not enough.
Startup
Filing: Articles of Organization with the Montana Secretary of State. Write the operating agreement before you open the bank account.
First-time owner
Report due: April 15.

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Best LLC formation service in Montana for a first-time owner?

Mainstay Filing: $234 in year 1 including the $35 filing fee, $219 in year 2.

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