Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

New Hampshire Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, a corporation formed in New Hampshire registers there on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also asks for New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your New Hampshire records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Hampshire and Missouri side by side

	New Hampshire formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$155 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Missouri
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	April 1	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How New Hampshire companies register with Missouri

Order the New Hampshire certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from New Hampshire separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Missouri accepts it within 60 days of New Hampshire's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your New Hampshire name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Hampshire certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. After approval, your New Hampshire corporation is registered with Missouri.

First-year cost, New Hampshire to Missouri

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

Will your New Hampshire name work for Missouri?

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

Agents: Missouri and New Hampshire

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

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and Missouri

New Hampshire wants the Annual Report every year ($100); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Missouri

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

Registering a Missouri company in New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with New Hampshire files Form 40 with $102 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Missouri

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

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

Do I need New Hampshire's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Hampshire's report ($100) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire registered agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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