Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

A corporation formed in Kansas that wants to do business in Missouri files Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Kansas and Missouri each ask for

	Kansas formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$7.50	$155 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Missouri
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Kansas companies register with Missouri

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri accepts it within 60 days of Kansas'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 Kansas name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Kansas certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

Missouri costs for Kansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$361.50

Your Kansas name and Missouri's rules

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

Agents: Missouri and Kansas

Missouri calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Kansas; ours takes Missouri's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Missouri and Kansas

Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years; Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Missouri

An LLC formed in Kansas files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Missouri company in Kansas

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Missouri certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about Missouri

Does my Kansas company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $361.50 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($7.50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A Kansas 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 Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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