Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

New Jersey Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

A corporation formed in New Jersey that wants to do business in Missouri files Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your New Jersey records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What New Jersey and Missouri each ask for

	New Jersey formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$155 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Missouri
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	nj.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How New Jersey companies register with Missouri

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($25) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri counts 60 days from the day New Jersey issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your New Jersey name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Jersey certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. After approval, your New Jersey corporation is registered with Missouri.

First-year cost, New Jersey to Missouri

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Standing Certificate, paid to New Jersey	$25
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Jersey certificate included	$379

Your New Jersey name and Missouri's rules

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

Agents: Missouri and New Jersey

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

Staying in good standing in New Jersey and Missouri

New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Missouri

An LLC formed in New Jersey files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Missouri into New Jersey

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Missouri

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

$354 at checkout plus $25 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $379 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Missouri wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Jersey's report ($75) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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