A Montana LLC costs $35 to file with the Secretary of State and $20 a year for the annual report, with no state sales tax and personal income tax up to 5.9%. Registered agent service is $100/year. Anonymousllc.co forms a Montana LLC for $332 all-in year one ($297 service fee plus the $35 state fee) covering filing, registered agent, operating agreement, EIN, and bank applications. This page breaks down every fee at formation and each year after.
A Montana LLC costs $332 all-in through Anonymousllc.co: the $297 flat service fee plus the $35 Montana Secretary of State filing fee. That price covers filing, registered agent for year one, a Montana operating agreement, the EIN, and 4-5 US bank applications. Add-on services are priced separately when a founder needs them: EIN on its own is $99, ITIN is $299, and each BOI report is $150. Founders whose priority is ownership privacy pay $397 all-in for a Wyoming anonymous LLC and foreign-qualify into Montana when local operations require it. The $332 figure is the complete year-one cost for a direct Montana registration. The price is confirmed on the WhatsApp intake before any filing starts, so a founder sees the full number before committing. There is no separate charge for the operating agreement, the name search, or the multi-bank application strategy.
The Montana Secretary of State charges $35 to file the Articles of Organization, paid once at formation. This is the only mandatory state fee at filing time. Montana collects no publication fee, no initial franchise tax, and no separate business-license charge at the state level to form the LLC. The $35 covers online submission and a state turnaround of 1-3 business days. This fee sits at the low end of US state formation costs, well below Nevada's $425 in state charges. Montana's $35 is lower than Wyoming's $100, Delaware's $110, and New Mexico's $50 state fee, so the base filing cost favors Montana. The gap narrows once ongoing maintenance and privacy are factored in.
Montana LLCs pay a $20 annual report each year, due April 15, plus $100/year for commercial registered agent service. Total recurring maintenance is $120 per year from year two onward. Montana levies no franchise tax on LLC income and no state sales tax, so ongoing state costs stay low. Income tax obligations depend on state-sourced income and any entity-level election. Year one registered agent is included free in the Anonymousllc.co formation package, so the $332 all-in price front-loads the first year of agent service. A single-member owner and a multi-member LLC pay the same $20 report and $100 agent renewal, because Montana does not scale the fee to membership. The $120 recurring total is one of the lowest ongoing costs among all 50 states.
The $332 total covers the $35 Montana state fee plus the $297 service fee, which bundles the state filing, registered agent for year one, a Montana operating agreement, the EIN, and 4-5 US bank applications. Everything ships in 5-10 business days. Bank applications go to Mercury, Relay, Bluevine, and other partners in parallel, lifting the approval rate to near 90%. Add-on services stay separate: EIN alone $99, ITIN $299, BOI $150 per report. There are no surprise charges layered onto the $332 price. The operating agreement, the name search, and the EIN filing are all inside the $297 service fee rather than billed as extras. A founder pays the single $332 figure and receives a working entity with a US bank account by the end of the timeline.
Filing yourself costs the $35 state fee alone, but you handle the name check, Articles, operating agreement, EIN, and bank applications without support. Most owners spend more time and missed steps than the $297 service fee would have cost in money. The DIY path also leaves a non-resident founder to secure an EIN without an SSN and open US banking alone, both of which are harder without a third-party designee and multi-bank strategy. Anonymousllc.co folds all of it into one $332 all-in price with a fixed 5-10 business day timeline. A DIY filer who makes a name or Articles error waits out a state rejection and refiles, which stretches the timeline. The $297 service fee buys the name check, the correct filing, and the follow-through that avoids those delays.
No. Montana imposes no franchise tax on LLC income in the Delaware sense. The recurring state charge is the $20 annual report, not a franchise or privilege tax. Montana also charges no state sales tax, which sets it apart from most states for retail and equipment purchases. Owners still pay Montana personal income tax up to 5.9% on profit that passes through. By contrast, Delaware charges a $300 flat annual franchise tax and Nevada layers an annual list plus a state business license worth about $350 a year.
Montana costs $332 all-in year one with a $20 annual report, but it discloses owners publicly. New Mexico is the lowest total among the anonymous states at $347 with no annual report at all; Wyoming is $397 with a $60 license tax. Delaware runs $407 all-in plus its $300 franchise tax, and Nevada is $722 with about $350/year in ongoing state charges. For a founder who needs privacy, New Mexico or Wyoming beats Montana on both cost and anonymity. For a founder rooted in Montana, the direct $332 registration is the cleaner path.
A non-resident pays the same $332 all-in through Anonymousllc.co, with no SSN, ITIN, or US visit required. The EIN is obtained by fax as third-party designee at no extra charge inside the package. A non-resident who also needs a personal US tax ID adds the ITIN at $299, and a standalone EIN outside a formation package is $99. US banking is available to non-residents through the partner banks. The privacy-focused alternative is a $397 Wyoming anonymous LLC foreign-qualified into Montana.
Montana is cheaper to start at $332 versus Wyoming's $397, but Wyoming keeps owners off the public record and Montana does not. The right choice turns on whether privacy matters more than the $65 difference. For a founder who operates in Montana and does not need anonymity, the $332 direct registration wins on price. For a founder who needs ownership privacy, Wyoming's $397 all-in delivers it, and foreign-qualifying that Wyoming LLC into Montana adds the in-state registration when local activity requires it. That two-entity path costs more than a single Montana filing, but it buys anonymity that a direct Montana LLC cannot provide. The trade is $65 and a foreign-qualification step against keeping owners off the public record.
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