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Tana Gormely, Deputy

Business Services
P.O. Box 202801
Helena, MT 59620-2801
State Capitol, Room 260
1301 6th Avenue
Helena, MT 59620

(406) 444-5522 - Annual Reports
(406) 444-3665 - Business Entity
(406) 444-2468 - UCC
(406) 444-3976 - Fax

Email: sosbusiness@mt.gov
Due to the volume of emails received daily, responses may take up to 3-5 business days.

Business Scams

The Montana Secretary of State’s Office is charged with registering businesses that intend to transact business in Montana. Once a business entity has filed all the required documents with our office, it is granted a status of “Good Standing.” However, the “Good Standing” status means only that the business entity has filed all required documents in order to be authorized to transact business in Montana. The Secretary of State’s Office does not inquire or investigate as to the integrity of a business registered with our office.

Individuals wishing to investigate or make further inquiry regarding the integrity of a certain business may wish to contact the Better Business Bureau. Information regarding consumer complaints can be obtained from the Montana Attorney General’s Office of Consumer Protection. Scams pertaining to insurance in Montana are reviewed by the Commissioner of Securities and Insurance.

BBB’s Naming Names: A monthly newsletter regarding business complaints.
“How to Smell a Rat”: Commissioner of Securities and Insurance
Consumer Alerts: Montana’s Attorney General

Watch out: businesses using fake certificates

Several states have recently experienced a problem with individuals falsifying business certificates issued by the Secretary of State offices. This fraud has not been seen in Montana but consumers should be aware of this problem.

If you suspect a business certificate may be false, use the Secretary of State's Business Entity Search at https://app.mt.gov/bes/ to confirm that it is a real Montana business.

Need a labor law poster? They’re available free of charge at the MT Department of Labor & Industry – Workforce Services Division.

The “Five in One” posters encompass Equal Employment Opportunity, Family and Medical Leave Act with Military Family Leave (employers with 50 or more employees), Federal Minimum Wage (Fair Labor Standards Act), and the Polygraph Protection Act. Federal regulations also require posting the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

Posters required by Montana State Law include: Proof of Unemployment Insurance coverage (provided by the Department of Labor and Industry, Unemployment Insurance Contributions Bureau) and Proof of Workers’ Compensation coverage, (provided by Workers’ Compensation Insurance carrier).

Panoramas by Craig Hergert