Limited Liability Company FAQs

A Limited Liability Company (LLC) is the most basic legal entity in the United States.

It can be used for non-commercial activities such as owning an asset (such as a vehicle or real estate), or organizing a social or sports club.

It can also be used for commercial purposes, such as operating a business.

A name and Montana address is required to form an LLC.

In addition, all LLC owners' full names and addresses are required.

Finally, every LLC requires a Registered Agent, a domestic person or company who accepts official correspondence for the LLC. visitor.us acts as the Registered Agent for all of its customers' LLC's.

You will be the sole owner of your Montana LLC.

Your LLC can have one or multiple owners.

Every LLC needs a Registered Agent, a domestic person or company that can receive official correspondence for the company. visitor.us will be your LLC's Registered Agent.

visitor.us will have no economic or controlling interest in your LLC.

Upon approval of your Limited Liability Company (LLC), the Montana Secretary of State will issue two documents for you:

- Articles of Formation, documenting the LLC’s name, owner(s), address, Registered Agent, and date of filing; and

- Certification Letter, in which the Montana Secretary of State certifies that your LLC is active, along with the LLC’s name, Montana corporate ID, and effective date.

Your Montana LLC simply exists to own your vehicle.

It won't engage in business, so it won't earn an income.

Montana does not levy a franchise tax, a tax on the net worth of a company.

The only opportunity for your LLC to earn money, and therefore owe taxes, is by selling your vehicle for more than you paid for it. If this happens to you, visitor.us can connect you with tax professionals.

US companies with foreign ownership greater than 25% must report "material transactions" (such as the purchase or sale of a vehicle) annually with Form 5472.

visitor.us populates Form 5472 with your LLC's details and you input your vehicle’s purchase and/or sale values before the form’s submission.

The Montana Secretary of State requires an annual report to be filed each year for Limited Liability Companies that wish to remain active.  

visitor.us files your company’s annual report on your behalf when you use our Ongoing Registration service.

Your relationship with your Limited Liability Company will be one of ownership, not employment - which is prohibited under non-working visas and visa waivers.

You may be able to use a company that you own to register a vehicle - but only in the state in which your company resides.

You cannot register a vehicle in Montana to a Delaware company (for example), because your Delaware company does not have a presence in Montana.

If you sell or export your vehicle, and wish to close your Limited Liability Company, simply notify visitor.us, and we'll send an LLC Termination Request for your electronic signature.

visitor.us will terminate your LLC upon your written, signed request at no additional cost, and provide evidence of its completion (Articles of Termination and Certification Letter, provided by the Montana Secretary of State) for your records.

You can keep your Limited Liability Company active for as long as you want.

When you take advantage of visitor.us' Ongoing Registration service, we file your company’s Annual Report with the Montana Secretary of State’s office, and provide you with the Annual Report and Certification Letter for your records.