Foreign registration · Form 0012

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Missouri that wants to do business in Oklahoma files Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Missouri records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Missouri and Oklahoma side by side

	Missouri formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$10	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From Missouri to Oklahoma, step by step

We prepare and file Form 0012
It lists us as your Oklahoma registered agent, next to your Missouri name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Missouri certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Missouri corporation is registered with Oklahoma.

Your Missouri name and Oklahoma's rules

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

Your Oklahoma agent and the Missouri one

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and Oklahoma

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); Oklahoma wants the Annual Certificate every year ($10). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Missouri files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oklahoma company in Missouri

A corporation formed in Oklahoma that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my Missouri company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Oklahoma?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and Oklahoma's report ($10).

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Missouri company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Missouri's Corporate Registration Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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