Government and statute sources
- Mont. Code Ann. § 35-8-201 (Montana Limited Liability Company Act — Formation); see also § 35-8-202 (Articles of organization). https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0350/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0010/0350-0080-0020-0010.html. Updated October 29, 2026.
- Montana Secretary of State fee page and fee sheet: standard annual report fee $20, waived for reports filed January 1 to April 15 in 2026 and 2027, $35 total after April 15. https://sosmt.gov/business/fees/. Updated October 29, 2026.
- Mont. Code Ann. § 35-8-208(3). https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0350/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0080/0350-0080-0020-0080.html. Updated October 29, 2026.
- U.S. Census Bureau, Statistics of U.S. Businesses 2022 and Nonemployer Statistics 2022. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/susb.html. Updated October 29, 2026.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Business Employment Dynamics, Establishment Age and Survival, Table 7 (data through March 2025). https://www.bls.gov/bdm/bdmage.htm. Updated October 29, 2026.
Other sources
- Mainstay Filing pricing, registered agent and FAQ pages. Updated October 29, 2026.
How figures are checked
State fees, forms and deadlines were read from the statute or the agency's own fee schedule and recorded with a citation. The Montana set was compiled and verified on August 12, 2026. Prices for agent services were read from each provider's own page, with a saved copy of the page. Mainstay Filing's prices and what they include were read from its pricing, registered agent and FAQ pages on October 20, 2026. Provider pages are cited by name rather than linked.
Where a figure could not be confirmed from an official or first-party page, it is labeled unverified on the page where it appears.