Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

A corporation formed in Michigan that wants to do business in Missouri files Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Michigan records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Michigan and Missouri each ask for

	Michigan formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$155 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Missouri
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	May 15	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Michigan to Missouri, step by step

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri accepts it within 60 days of Michigan's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Michigan name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Michigan's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. After approval, your Michigan corporation is registered with Missouri.

First-year cost, Michigan to Missouri

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

Will your Michigan name work for Missouri?

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

Your Missouri agent and the Michigan one

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Michigan

Michigan wants the Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 every year ($25); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Missouri

An LLC formed in Michigan files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Missouri company in Michigan

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about Missouri

Does my Michigan company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

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

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Michigan's report ($25) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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