Foreign registration · no form number

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, a corporation formed in Missouri registers there on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Missouri records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Missouri and Delaware each ask for

	Missouri formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$10	$245 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.mo.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	June 30
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$125 late fee
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Missouri to Delaware, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Delaware registered agent, with your Missouri name and formation date. If Delaware wants the Missouri certificate, it is ordered first. Once Delaware approves it, the Missouri company can do business there.

Will your Missouri name work for Delaware?

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the Missouri one

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Missouri

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); Delaware wants the Foreign Corporation Annual Report every year ($125). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Delaware

An LLC formed in Missouri files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Delaware into Missouri

A corporation formed in Delaware that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to Delaware

Does my Missouri company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for Missouri corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Delaware?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and Delaware's report ($125).

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the Missouri registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Missouri's Corporate Registration Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Missouri companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside Missouri's filings.

What does a Delaware company file to register in Missouri?

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

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