Foreign registration · no form number

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in South Dakota

To do business in South Dakota, a corporation formed in Missouri registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Missouri records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Missouri and South Dakota side by side

	Missouri formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$750 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

From Missouri to South Dakota, step by step

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

South Dakota costs for Missouri companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Missouri	$10
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Missouri certificate included	$959

South Dakota's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Missouri name and South Dakota's rules

If another South Dakota company uses the Missouri name, an alternate name is allowed. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Dakota agent and the Missouri one

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and South Dakota

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

LLC or corporation, Missouri to South Dakota

An LLC formed in Missouri files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a South Dakota company in Missouri

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

Questions Missouri owners ask about South Dakota

Does my Missouri company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once a Missouri business operates there; South Dakota law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$949 at checkout plus $10 to Missouri for the Certificate of Good Standing, $959 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants it ($10), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately, once Missouri's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and South Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and South Dakota's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Dakota?

A Missouri company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota 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 South Dakota corporation instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report, and the original keeps Missouri's Corporate Registration Report.

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