Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Iowa Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers a corporation from Iowa as a foreign corporation on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Iowa records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Iowa and Missouri side by side

	Iowa formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$155 at order
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed with Missouri
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $60, every two years	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	April 1 of even-numbered years	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Iowa companies register with Missouri

Order the Iowa certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Iowa separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. An instant Iowa certificate reaches Missouri only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your Iowa name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Iowa delays the Missouri filing. Once Missouri approves it, the Iowa company can do business there.

First-year cost, Iowa to Missouri

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

Your Iowa name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the Iowa one

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

Staying in good standing in Iowa and Missouri

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Missouri

An LLC formed in Iowa files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Missouri company in Iowa

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0110A with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Iowa owners ask about Missouri

Does my Iowa company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

$354 at checkout plus $5 to Iowa for the Certificate of Existence, $359 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Iowa's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Missouri?

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

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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