Foreign registration · Form S&DC-S/N

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in California

California registers a corporation from Missouri as a foreign corporation on Form S&DC-S/N, with $100 in state fees. California may ask for Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities using your Missouri records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What Missouri and California each ask for

	Missouri formed here	California registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Form S&DC-S/N, Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with California
Paid expedite		24-hour $350, same-day $750
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	California Secretary of State, Business Entities
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.ca.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$250 late fee
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our California agent for service of process

How Missouri companies register with California

We prepare and file Form S&DC-S/N
It names us as your California agent for service of process, with your Missouri name and formation date. If California wants the Missouri certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Missouri corporation is registered with California.

Will your Missouri name work for California?

If California's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Missouri company. California can hold a name for 60 days for $10 before you file.

Your California agent and the Missouri one

California calls it an agent for service of process; Missouri says registered agent. California papers come to us; Missouri's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Missouri and California

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); California wants the Statement of Information (Form SI-550) every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to California

An LLC formed in Missouri files Form LLC-5 with California ($70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: California into Missouri

A corporation formed in California that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to California

Does my Missouri company need to register in California?

Yes, once a Missouri business operates there; California registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

California calls it registration for Missouri corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$299 at checkout; California may also want Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the California registration take?

California's online processing takes 5 days or less, plus time for Missouri's certificate if California asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $350, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and California?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and California's report ($25).

What if I don't register with California?

California can charge a Missouri company a penalty of $20 a day.

Does California require a registered agent?

Yes: the Missouri registered agent stays, and ours covers California for year one.

Will California accept my Missouri name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Missouri name at home.

Can I form a new California corporation instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25), and the original keeps Missouri's Corporate Registration Report.

How do I withdraw from California later?

Missouri companies leave by filing Form CORP-SURC, Certificate of Surrender; until then, California's report stays due alongside Missouri's filings.

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