Foreign registration · no form number

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

A corporation formed in Missouri that wants to do business in Washington files an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Missouri records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Missouri and Washington side by side

	Missouri formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed online with Washington
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

From Missouri to Washington, step by step

Order the Missouri certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Missouri separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington counts 60 days from the day Missouri issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Missouri name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Missouri certificate comes first; then the Washington filing goes in. Once Washington approves it, the Missouri company can do business there.

Washington costs for Missouri companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Missouri	$10
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Missouri certificate included	$409

Your Missouri name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Missouri one

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Missouri

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Washington

An LLC formed in Missouri files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Washington into Missouri

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

Questions Missouri owners ask about Washington

Does my Missouri company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$399 at checkout plus $10 to Missouri for the Certificate of Good Standing, $409 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants it ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Washington?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and Washington's report ($70).

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Missouri's Corporate Registration Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Missouri companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Missouri's filings.

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