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Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers a corporation from Arizona as a foreign corporation on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Arizona records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Arizona vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Arizona formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$155 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed with Missouri
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$9 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Arizona companies register with Missouri

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri counts 60 days from the day Arizona issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Arizona name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Arizona's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. After approval, your Arizona corporation is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Arizona companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arizona	$10
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arizona certificate included	$364

Your Arizona name and Missouri's rules

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

Agents: Missouri and Arizona

Missouri calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Missouri papers come to us; Arizona's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Missouri and Arizona

Arizona wants the Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure every year ($45); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Missouri

An LLC formed in Arizona files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Missouri into Arizona

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Arizona files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Arizona owners ask about Missouri

Does my Arizona company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once an Arizona 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 Arizona corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register an Arizona corporation in Missouri?

$354 at checkout plus $10 to Arizona for the Certificate of Good Standing, $364 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Arizona's report ($45) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

An Arizona 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 Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15), and the original keeps Arizona's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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