Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, a corporation formed in Kentucky registers there on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Kentucky records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Kentucky and Missouri each ask for

	Kentucky formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$155 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Missouri
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	On or before June 30	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Kentucky to Missouri, step by step

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri accepts it within 60 days of Kentucky'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 Kentucky name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Kentucky certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. After approval, your Kentucky corporation is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Kentucky companies

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

Will your Kentucky name work for Missouri?

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

Agents: Missouri and Kentucky

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Missouri

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

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Missouri

An LLC formed in Kentucky 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 Kentucky

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Missouri certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Missouri

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does it cost to register a Kentucky corporation in Missouri?

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

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Missouri?

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

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A Kentucky 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 Kentucky registered agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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