Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, a corporation formed in Illinois registers there on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Illinois records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Illinois vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Illinois formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$155 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with Missouri
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Illinois to Missouri, step by step

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. An instant Illinois certificate reaches Missouri only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Illinois name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Illinois delays the Missouri filing. Once Missouri approves it, the Illinois company can do business there.

Missouri costs for Illinois companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$379

Your Illinois name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the Illinois one

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Missouri

Illinois wants the Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) every year ($75); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Missouri

An LLC formed in Illinois files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). See the LLC filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about Missouri

Does my Illinois company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $379 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Illinois's report ($75) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15), and the original keeps Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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