Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, a corporation formed in Montana registers there on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Montana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Montana vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Montana formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$155 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Missouri
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	April 15	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Montana to Missouri, step by step

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri accepts it within 60 days of Montana's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your Montana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Montana certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. After approval, your Montana corporation is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Montana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$359

Your Montana name and Missouri's rules

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

Agents: Missouri and Montana

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

Staying in good standing in Montana and Missouri

Montana wants the Annual Report every year (no fee); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Missouri

An LLC formed in Montana files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Missouri into Montana

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Montana to Missouri

Does my Montana company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a Montana business operates there; Missouri law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$354 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $359 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Montana's report (no fee) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A Montana company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Missouri can add a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Missouri require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

Montana companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Missouri's report stays due alongside Montana's filings.

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