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Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers a corporation from Hawaii as a foreign corporation on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Hawaii and Missouri each ask for

	Hawaii formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$155 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Missouri
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Hawaii to Missouri, step by step

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri counts 60 days from the day Hawaii issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Hawaii name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Hawaii certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the Hawaii company can do business there.

Missouri costs for Hawaii companies

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

Will your Hawaii name work for Missouri?

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

Agents: Missouri and Hawaii

Hawaii and Missouri both call it a registered agent. Missouri papers come to us; Hawaii's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Missouri and Hawaii

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

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Missouri

An LLC formed in Hawaii files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). See the LLC filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Missouri

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

$354 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $359 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Missouri?

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

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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