Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Massachusetts Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers a corporation from Massachusetts as a foreign corporation on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($12), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Massachusetts records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Massachusetts and Missouri side by side

	Massachusetts formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$12	$155 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Missouri
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $125, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	Within 2.5 months after the close of the corporation's fiscal year	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Massachusetts to Missouri, step by step

Order the Massachusetts certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($12) is ordered from Massachusetts separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. It comes as a short form ($7) or a long form ($12). Missouri counts 60 days from the day Massachusetts issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your Massachusetts name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Massachusetts certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the Massachusetts company can do business there.

First-year cost, Massachusetts to Missouri

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Massachusetts	$12
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Massachusetts certificate included	$366

Will your Massachusetts name work for Missouri?

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

Your Missouri agent and the Massachusetts one

Missouri calls it a registered agent; Massachusetts says resident agent. Missouri papers come to us; Massachusetts's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Missouri and Massachusetts

Massachusetts wants the Annual Report every year ($125); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Missouri

An LLC formed in Massachusetts files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). See the LLC filing.

Questions Massachusetts owners ask about Missouri

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

$354 at checkout plus $12 to Massachusetts for the Certificate of Good Standing, $366 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($12), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Massachusetts's report ($125) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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