Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Florida Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, a corporation formed in Florida registers there on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Florida records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Florida and Missouri side by side

	Florida formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$8.75	$155 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Missouri
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	dos.fl.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	May 1	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Florida companies register with Missouri

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($8.75) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Ordered from Florida on filing day, it easily meets Missouri's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your Florida name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Florida delays the Missouri filing. Once Missouri approves it, the Florida company can do business there.

Missouri costs for Florida companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Status, paid to Florida	$8.75
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Florida certificate included	$362.75

Will your Florida name work for Missouri?

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

Your Missouri agent and the Florida one

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

Staying in good standing in Florida and Missouri

Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($150); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Missouri

An LLC formed in Florida 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 Florida

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Florida files Form CR2E007 with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about Missouri

Does my Florida company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

$354 at checkout plus $8.75 to Florida for the Certificate of Status, $362.75 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Missouri?

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

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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