Every Montana LLC files one annual report each year, due April 15, for a $20 fee with the Secretary of State. Missing the deadline pushes the LLC toward administrative dissolution, which can void the liability shield retroactively. Anonymousllc.co files the Montana annual report as part of $100/year registered agent service and tracks the April 15 deadline so the entity stays in good standing. This page covers the fee, the deadline, penalties, and reinstatement.
The Montana annual report is a yearly filing that confirms the LLC's registered agent, principal office address, and management information with the Secretary of State. The fee is $20 and the report keeps the entity in good standing. The report does not ask for financial statements or tax figures; it verifies the public contact and structure details on file. A founder who changed registered agent, moved the principal office, or shifted between member-managed and manager-managed structure updates those details on this filing. Every active Montana LLC files it each year, including single-member LLCs. Failing to file starts the clock toward loss of good standing and administrative dissolution. The report is separate from any tax filing: it is a Secretary of State compliance item, not a return to the Department of Revenue. A Montana LLC files it whether or not the business earned income that year.
The Montana annual report is due April 15 every year, the same date for all Montana LLCs regardless of formation date. The filing window opens at the start of the year and closes on April 15. This fixed calendar deadline differs from anniversary-based states like Wyoming, where the report is tied to the formation month. Anonymousllc.co tracks the April 15 date for clients and files on request, so a busy founder does not watch the calendar. A missed April 15 deadline moves the LLC into late status and accrues penalties. A Montana LLC formed late in the prior year still files by the next April 15, so a December formation carries a short first-year window. Anonymousllc.co flags that timing at formation so the first report is never missed. The fixed date makes planning simple: one deadline covers every Montana LLC in a portfolio, rather than a different anniversary for each. A founder with several Montana entities files them all in a single April window.
The Montana annual report fee is $20, paid to the Secretary of State when the report is filed. This is among the lowest annual maintenance fees of any US state. There is no separate franchise tax and no state sales tax in Montana, so the $20 report plus $100/year registered agent renewal is the full recurring state-side cost, totaling $120 a year. A late filing adds penalty charges on top of the $20 base fee. By comparison, Delaware charges a $300 franchise tax each year and Nevada layers about $350 in annual list and license fees, so Montana's $20 report is a fraction of the ongoing cost in those states.
Montana annual reports are filed online through the Montana Secretary of State portal, where the LLC confirms its registered agent and principal office and pays the $20 fee. Filing takes a few minutes for an owner who tracks the deadline. Anonymousllc.co clients opt into automatic annual report filing as part of $100/year registered agent service: the team completes the form, confirms the $20 filing, and sends confirmation each year. This removes the risk of a missed April 15 deadline and keeps the entity in good standing without owner effort.
Missing the April 15 deadline puts the Montana LLC into late status with penalty charges, then leads to administrative dissolution if the report stays unfiled. Dissolution removes the LLC from good standing and can void the liability shield retroactively. A dissolved LLC cannot enforce contracts in Montana courts and exposes owners to personal liability for business debts incurred while dissolved. The fix is reinstatement, which costs more than the $20 report ever would. Anonymousllc.co prevents this by filing the report on schedule as part of registered agent service. A dissolved entity also loses the exclusive right to its business name, which another filer can then claim. Restoring both the entity and the name takes the full reinstatement process.
Reinstating an administratively dissolved Montana LLC requires filing the back annual reports, paying the accrued penalties, and submitting a reinstatement application to the Secretary of State. This restores the entity to good standing. Anonymousllc.co handles Montana reinstatements at $250 plus state fees on a case-by-case basis, filing the overdue reports and the reinstatement paperwork together. Prompt reinstatement matters because the liability shield stays compromised until the state restores the LLC. Staying current on the $20 April 15 report avoids the reinstatement cost entirely.
The Montana annual report confirms registered agent, principal office, and management information, so manager or member details listed at formation carry through the annual filing. Montana discloses either members or managers on the public record. Because Montana requires this disclosure at formation and on the annual report, ownership does not become private by filing the report. A founder who needs anonymity forms a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualifies into Montana. The annual report keeps the public record current rather than hiding it.
Yes. Anonymousllc.co files the Montana annual report as part of $100/year registered agent service, tracking the April 15 deadline and confirming the $20 filing each year. The service removes the deadline off the owner's plate. A single missed report is enough to start the slide toward dissolution, so delegating the filing removes the most common cause of a Montana LLC losing good standing. Registered agent clients receive deadline reminders and a filing confirmation, so the entity stays in good standing without the owner logging into the state portal. Year one registered agent is included free in the Anonymousllc.co formation package, and the annual report filing rides along with the subscription from year two. A non-resident owner benefits most, because the team files the report on the owner's behalf without the owner needing US access or a US calendar.
Only if the LLC does not transact business in Montana. A Wyoming anonymous LLC that operates in Montana must foreign-qualify and then file the Montana annual report like any in-state LLC. Foreign qualification registers the out-of-state LLC with the Montana Secretary of State, which triggers the same $20 annual report due April 15. The Wyoming route keeps ownership private on the Wyoming filing while satisfying Montana's registration and reporting rules. Anonymousllc.co's Anonymous LLC package is $397 all-in, Wyoming-fulfilled, with Montana foreign qualification added when local operations require it.
The annual report keeps Montana's public owner or manager disclosure current, so ongoing anonymity is not achievable through a direct Montana LLC. Montana requires members or managers to appear on state filings. For true anonymity, a founder forms in Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, or Nevada and foreign-qualifies into Montana only when local operations require it. The foreign-qualified anonymous LLC files the Montana annual report while keeping owners off the home-state record. A Montana registered agent keeps a home address private but does not remove the disclosure requirement.
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