Reseller permits in Montana
Montana has no sales tax, so there is no reseller permit to obtain. There is nothing to register for at state level, and nobody should be charging you for a state permit that does not exist. Verified on August 4, 2026.
Source: Montana Secretary of State. Checked August 4, 2026.
Filings we do handle in Montana
Does Montana issue a reseller permit?
No. Montana has no sales tax, so there is no reseller permit to obtain.
- Required in Montana
- No
- Sales tax agency
- Montana Secretary of State
- Government fee
- None
- Our service fee
- Not charged
Does a Montana reseller permit protect your personal assets?
No. A permit registers you for sales tax; it does not put anything between your business and your personal assets. If that matters to you, forming an LLC in Montana costs $35 in state fees plus our $100.
What else does Montana require of an LLC?
Montana requires an annual report with no state fee and a registered agent at all times, and, with no statewide sales tax, no state sales tax registration.
Annual report
$0 to the state. Montana has waived the annual report fee through 2027, so there is no government fee right now. The report itself is still required and is due April 15. More on Montana annual reports.
Registered agent
Every Montana LLC has to name one. It can be you at no cost if you have a street address in the state. Ours is $99 a year and optional, with no first year that quietly becomes a renewal.
Trade name, if you use one
$20 to the state, plus our $50. Assumed business name registration lasts 5 years. An expired Montana name cannot be renewed and must be filed fresh.
What else do people ask about Montana reseller permits?
Nothing, because there is no permit to buy. Montana has no sales tax, so there is no reseller permit to obtain.
Usually not. A reseller permit registers you with the Montana revenue department to collect and remit sales tax and to buy inventory for resale without paying tax on it. A business license is a separate permission to operate, often issued by a city or county. A few states fold both into one application; most do not.
You register where you have nexus, which is a tax question about where your business has enough presence or sales to owe the state something. Physical presence in Montana creates it; so can crossing a sales threshold from out of state. That is a question for your accountant, not for us. Most sellers start with their home state and add others as they grow.
Other Montana filings
What other states charge
Government fees on this page are paid to the Montana Secretary of State. Fees are taken from each state's official fee schedule, last checked August 4, 2026. States change them without much warning, and your exact total is recalculated at checkout from the same table. FastBusinessFiling is a filing service, not a law firm or an accounting firm, and does not give legal or tax advice. You can file any of this yourself directly with Montana.
