Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, a corporation formed in Connecticut registers there on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Connecticut records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Connecticut vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Connecticut formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$80	$155 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Missouri
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Missouri

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($80) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. It comes as a short form ($80) or a long form ($120). Missouri accepts it within 60 days of Connecticut's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your Connecticut name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Connecticut certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

Missouri costs for Connecticut companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$80
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$434

Will your Connecticut name work for Missouri?

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

Agents: Missouri and Connecticut

Connecticut and Missouri both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Connecticut; ours takes Missouri's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Missouri and Connecticut

Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($150); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Missouri

An LLC formed in Connecticut files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Missouri company in Connecticut

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $385 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to Missouri

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $80 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $434 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Connecticut's report ($150) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A Connecticut 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 Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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