Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Idaho Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

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

Idaho vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Idaho formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$155 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with Missouri
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Idaho companies register with Missouri

Order the Idaho certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Idaho separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri accepts it within 60 days of Idaho'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 Idaho name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Idaho's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the Idaho company can do business there.

Missouri costs for Idaho companies

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

Will your Idaho name work for Missouri?

We check your exact Idaho name against Missouri's records before filing.

Your Missouri agent and the Idaho one

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Idaho

Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Missouri

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

Registering a Missouri company in Idaho

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Idaho owners ask about Missouri

Does my Idaho company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once an Idaho 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 Idaho corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register an Idaho corporation in Missouri?

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

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Idaho's report (no fee) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

An Idaho 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 Idaho registered agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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