Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, a corporation formed in Missouri registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $220 in state fees. Minnesota may ask for Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Missouri records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Missouri vs Minnesota: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation or Cooperative Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$10	$220 at order (filing fee $200 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Annual Renewal, $115, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	December 31
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

From Missouri to Minnesota, step by step

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

Will your Missouri name work for Minnesota?

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

Your Minnesota agent and the Missouri one

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Missouri

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year ($115). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Minnesota

An LLC formed in Missouri files its own registration with Minnesota ($205 in state fees; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in Missouri

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

Questions Missouri owners ask about Minnesota

Does my Missouri company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Missouri business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$419 at checkout; Minnesota may also want Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days, plus time for Missouri's certificate if Minnesota asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Minnesota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and Minnesota's report ($115).

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Missouri company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Minnesota can add a penalty of $100 for each month and a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota corporation instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Missouri's Corporate Registration Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Missouri companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Corporation; until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Missouri's filings.

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