Alabama

Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Alabama Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

A corporation formed in Alabama that wants to do business in Missouri files Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Alabama records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Alabama and Missouri each ask for

	Alabama formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$155 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed with Missouri
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due		Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Alabama to Missouri, step by step

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. An instant Alabama certificate reaches Missouri only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Alabama name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Alabama delays the Missouri filing. After approval, your Alabama corporation is registered with Missouri.

First-year cost, Alabama to Missouri

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$379

Your Alabama name and Missouri's rules

We search Missouri's records for Alabama's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Missouri and Alabama

Alabama and Missouri both call it a registered agent. Missouri papers come to us; Alabama's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Alabama and Missouri

Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year; Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Missouri

An LLC formed in Alabama files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Missouri into Alabama

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Alabama owners ask about Missouri

Does my Alabama company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Missouri law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Missouri issues one to Alabama corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $379 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

An Alabama company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Missouri can add a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Missouri require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alabama registered agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15), and the original keeps Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT).

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

Alabama companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Missouri's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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