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Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, a corporation formed in New Mexico registers there on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your New Mexico records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Mexico vs Missouri: the paperwork

	New Mexico formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$50	$155 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with Missouri
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From New Mexico to Missouri, step by step

Order the New Mexico certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50) is ordered from New Mexico separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri counts 60 days from the day New Mexico issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your New Mexico name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Mexico certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the New Mexico company can do business there.

Missouri costs for New Mexico companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, paid to New Mexico	$50
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Mexico certificate included	$404

Will your New Mexico name work for Missouri?

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

Agents: Missouri and New Mexico

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and New Mexico

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Missouri

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

Registering a Missouri company in New Mexico

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New Mexico owners ask about Missouri

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $50 to New Mexico for the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, $404 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Missouri wants it ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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