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Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers a corporation from North Carolina as a foreign corporation on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also asks for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your North Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Carolina and Missouri side by side

	North Carolina formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$155 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Missouri
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From North Carolina to Missouri, step by step

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri counts 60 days from the day North Carolina 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 North Carolina name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once North Carolina's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the North Carolina company can do business there.

Missouri costs for North Carolina companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to North Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Carolina certificate included	$364

Will your North Carolina name work for Missouri?

We check your exact North Carolina name against Missouri's records before filing.

Your Missouri agent and the North Carolina one

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and North Carolina

North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($25); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Missouri

An LLC formed in North Carolina files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Missouri into North Carolina

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with North Carolina files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Missouri

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a North Carolina 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 North Carolina corporations once the form is approved.

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

$354 at checkout plus $10 to North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $364 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Missouri?

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

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A North Carolina 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 North Carolina registered agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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