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Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, a corporation formed in Mississippi registers there on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Mississippi records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Mississippi and Missouri each ask for

	Mississippi formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$155 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Missouri
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	April 15	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with Missouri

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Ordered from Mississippi on filing day, it easily meets Missouri's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Mississippi name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Mississippi issues the certificate instantly, so the Missouri filing can go in the same day. Once Missouri approves it, the Mississippi company can do business there.

First-year cost, Mississippi to Missouri

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, paid to Mississippi	$25
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Mississippi certificate included	$379

Your Mississippi name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the Mississippi one

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Missouri

Mississippi wants the Annual Report 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, Mississippi to Missouri

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

The other way: Missouri into Mississippi

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Mississippi files Form F0002 with $500 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Mississippi owners ask about Missouri

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $379 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Missouri?

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

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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