Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, a corporation formed in Delaware registers there on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Delaware records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Delaware and Missouri side by side

	Delaware formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$50	$155 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed with Missouri
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	March 1	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Delaware to Missouri, step by step

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). Mail time from Delaware counts against Missouri's limit of 60 days, so the order allows for transit.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your Delaware name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Delaware certificate takes days to arrive, so the Missouri filing waits for it. After approval, your Delaware corporation is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Delaware companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Delaware	$50
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Delaware certificate included	$404

Your Delaware name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the Delaware one

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Delaware

Delaware wants the Annual Franchise Tax Report every year ($50); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Missouri

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

The other way: Missouri into Delaware

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $245 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about Missouri

Does my Delaware company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $50 to Delaware for the Certificate of Good Standing, $404 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Delaware's report ($50) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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