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Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Minnesota Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers a corporation from Minnesota as a foreign corporation on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Minnesota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Minnesota vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Minnesota formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$155 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Missouri
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	December 31	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Minnesota to Missouri, step by step

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. An instant Minnesota certificate reaches Missouri only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Minnesota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Minnesota issues the certificate instantly, so the Missouri filing can go in the same day. Once Missouri approves it, the Minnesota company can do business there.

Missouri costs for Minnesota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$359

Your Minnesota name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the Minnesota one

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

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and Missouri

Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year (no fee); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Missouri

An LLC formed in Minnesota files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Missouri into Minnesota

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $220 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to Missouri

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $359 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Minnesota's report (no fee) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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