Foreign registration · no form number

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

Connecticut registers a corporation from Missouri as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Missouri records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Missouri vs Connecticut: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$385 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.mo.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

How Missouri companies register with Connecticut

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Missouri name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the Missouri certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Missouri corporation is registered with Connecticut.

Your Missouri name and Connecticut's rules

We check your exact Missouri name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Your Connecticut agent and the Missouri one

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and Connecticut

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($435). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Missouri files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Missouri

A corporation formed in Connecticut that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($80) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Missouri company need to register in Connecticut?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Missouri corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Connecticut?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and Connecticut's report ($435).

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Missouri's Corporate Registration Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

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

What does a Connecticut company file to register in Missouri?

It files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus Connecticut's good standing certificate.

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