Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

To do business in North Carolina, a corporation formed in Missouri registers there on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division using your Missouri records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Missouri and North Carolina each ask for

	Missouri formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

From Missouri to North Carolina, step by step

We prepare and file Form B-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Missouri name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Missouri certificate, it is ordered first. Once North Carolina approves it, the Missouri company can do business there.

Your Missouri name and North Carolina's rules

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Agents: North Carolina and Missouri

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and North Carolina

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Missouri files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in Missouri

A corporation formed in North Carolina 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.

Common questions: Missouri to North Carolina

Does my Missouri company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the North Carolina registration cost?

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Missouri's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and North Carolina?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and North Carolina's report ($25).

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Missouri's Corporate Registration Report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Missouri companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Missouri's filings.

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