Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, a corporation formed in Georgia registers there on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Georgia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Georgia vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Georgia formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$155 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with Missouri
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	April 1	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Georgia companies register with Missouri

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Ordered from Georgia 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 Georgia name and formation date and the certificate attached. Georgia issues the certificate instantly, so the Missouri filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Georgia corporation is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Georgia companies

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

Your Georgia name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the Georgia one

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

Staying in good standing in Georgia and Missouri

Georgia wants the Annual Registration every year ($60); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Missouri

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

Questions Georgia owners ask about Missouri

Does my Georgia company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

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

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Georgia's report ($60) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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