Foreign registration · no form number

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers a corporation from Missouri as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Missouri records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Missouri vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (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 New Jersey
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sos.mo.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Missouri companies register with New Jersey

Order the Missouri certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Missouri separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Missouri certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Jersey registered agent, with your Missouri name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Missouri's certificate is in hand, New Jersey's filing goes in. After approval, your Missouri corporation is registered with New Jersey.

New Jersey costs for Missouri companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Missouri	$10
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Missouri certificate included	$309

Will your Missouri name work for New Jersey?

If another New Jersey company uses the Missouri name, an alternate name is allowed. We search New Jersey's records for Missouri's name on file before anything is filed.

Your New Jersey agent and the Missouri one

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and New Jersey

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Missouri files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Jersey company in Missouri

A corporation formed in New Jersey that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Missouri company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $10 to Missouri for the Certificate of Good Standing, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and New Jersey?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and New Jersey's report ($75).

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge a Missouri company a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $200.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey 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 New Jersey corporation instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Missouri's Corporate Registration Report.

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