Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Maine Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, a corporation formed in Maine registers there on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Maine records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maine vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$30	$155 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with Missouri
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	June 1	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Maine to Missouri, step by step

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri accepts it within 60 days of Maine'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 Maine name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Maine certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. After approval, your Maine corporation is registered with Missouri.

First-year cost, Maine to Missouri

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$384

Your Maine name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the Maine one

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Maine

Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($85); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Missouri

An LLC formed in Maine files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Missouri into Maine

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Maine files Form MBCA-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Maine to Missouri

Does my Maine company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $384 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Maine's report ($85) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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