Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

California Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

A corporation formed in California that wants to do business in Missouri files Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your California records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What California and Missouri each ask for

	California formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$155 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with Missouri
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$250 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Missouri registered agent

From California to Missouri, step by step

Order the California certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from California separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Ordered from California on filing day, it easily meets Missouri's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your California name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from California delays the Missouri filing. Once Missouri approves it, the California company can do business there.

Missouri costs for California companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Status, paid to California	$5
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, California certificate included	$359

Your California name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the California one

Missouri calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. Missouri papers come to us; California's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Missouri and California

California wants the Statement of Information (Form SI-550) every year ($25); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to Missouri

An LLC formed in California files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Missouri company in California

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with California files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions California owners ask about Missouri

Does my California company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a California 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 California corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a California corporation in Missouri?

$354 at checkout plus $5 to California for the Certificate of Status, $359 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for California and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($25) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A California 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 California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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