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Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, a corporation formed in Indiana registers there on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Indiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Indiana vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$15	$155 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Missouri
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Indiana companies register with Missouri

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri counts 60 days from the day Indiana 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 Indiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Indiana certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the Indiana company can do business there.

Missouri costs for Indiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$369

Will your Indiana name work for Missouri?

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

Agents: Missouri and Indiana

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Missouri

An LLC formed in Indiana files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Missouri

Does my Indiana company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $369 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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