Foreign registration · Form FBE

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Kentucky

Kentucky registers a corporation from Missouri as a foreign corporation on Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky needs nothing from Missouri: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings using your Missouri records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Missouri and Kentucky each ask for

	Missouri formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	$10	$90 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Kentucky
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	sos.mo.gov	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

From Missouri to Kentucky, step by step

We prepare and file Form FBE
It lists us as your Kentucky registered agent, next to your Missouri name and formation date. No Missouri paperwork holds up the Kentucky filing. After approval, your Missouri corporation is registered with Kentucky.

Will your Missouri name work for Kentucky?

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

Agents: Kentucky and Missouri

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

Yearly filings: Kentucky and Missouri

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

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Kentucky

An LLC formed in Missouri files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kentucky into Missouri

A corporation formed in Kentucky that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Kentucky

Does my Missouri company need to register in Kentucky?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Kentucky issues one to Missouri corporations once the form is approved.

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

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay Missouri.

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from Missouri first.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Kentucky?

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

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kentucky corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

Missouri companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside Missouri's filings.

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