Montana LLC Fees in 2026

Budgeting a Montana LLC takes about thirty seconds. You pay the state $35 once. You file a report every April, which is free when on time through 2027 and $20 otherwise. Nearly everything else on Montana's schedule for an LLC is either optional or $0. The details, sourced from the state fee schedule, follow.

How much is the formation filing?

Articles of Organization: $35, paid inside the biz.sosmt.gov portal when you submit. That figure, set alongside MCA 35-8-201, makes Montana one of the least expensive places in the country to organize an LLC. One wrinkle applies to series LLCs, which owe $50 for every series member named in the filing. How the filing works step by step is on our formation page.

What does the annual report run?

Three possible answers, depending on timing:

Scenario	What you owe
Filed January 1 to April 15, in 2026	$0 (on-time fee waived by the Secretary of State for 2024 through 2027)
Standard fee once the waiver lapses	$20
Filed after April 15	$35 ($20 plus the $15 late penalty)

The waiver is real and official: on-time filers through 2027 pay nothing, while the statutory $20 remains the baseline. Deadlines and the filing walkthrough are on the annual report page.

What about the registered agent?

The agent requirement is permanent, but the price depends on who serves. Appointing an individual with a Montana street address, such as a member or manager, involves no state charge. Hiring us runs $99 per year, and if we handle your formation the first year is already in the package. Montana even lets you replace an agent for free: the Statement of Change filing carries no fee on the state schedule.

What do we charge?

• Formation: $199 plus Montana's $35, with year one of registered agent service included
• Registered agent only: $99 per year, for companies that are already formed
• Foreign qualification: $199 plus the state fees involved, for out-of-state LLCs registering into Montana

Adding it all up

A 2026 formation through us totals $234 out the door ($199 service, $35 state), agent included for twelve months. The following year looks like $99 for the agent renewal and a $0 on-time report while the waiver holds. Few states can put an LLC's second-year ledger under a hundred dollars.

What stays at zero in Montana?

On-time annual reports through 2027. Agent-change filings. Sales tax, which Montana simply does not levy. The state has quietly built one of the friendliest fee environments an LLC owner can find.

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