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Foreign registration · no form number

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Colorado

A corporation formed in Missouri that wants to do business in Colorado files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. Colorado needs nothing from Missouri: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Program using your Missouri records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Missouri vs Colorado: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	Colorado registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Statement of Foreign Entity Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed online with Colorado
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program
Official page	sos.mo.gov	coloradosos.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Periodic Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Colorado registered agent

From Missouri to Colorado, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Colorado registered agent, with your Missouri name and formation date. No Missouri paperwork holds up the Colorado filing. After approval, your Missouri corporation is registered with Colorado.

Will your Missouri name work for Colorado?

If Colorado's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Missouri company. We check your exact Missouri name against Colorado's records before filing.

Your Colorado agent and the Missouri one

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

Yearly filings: Colorado and Missouri

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); Colorado wants the Periodic Report every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Colorado

An LLC formed in Missouri files its own registration with Colorado ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Colorado company in Missouri

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

Common questions: Missouri to Colorado

Does my Missouri company need to register in Colorado?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay Missouri.

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

No, Colorado takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Colorado?

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

Does Colorado require a registered agent?

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

Will Colorado 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 Colorado corporation instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25), and the original keeps Missouri's Corporate Registration Report.

How do I withdraw from Colorado later?

Missouri companies leave by filing a Statement of Foreign Entity Withdrawal; until then, Colorado's report stays due alongside Missouri's filings.

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