Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers a corporation from North Dakota as a foreign corporation on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Dakota vs Missouri: the paperwork

	North Dakota formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$155 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Missouri
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.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	August 1	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$20 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with Missouri

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri accepts it within 60 days of North Dakota'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 North Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. The North Dakota certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

Missouri costs for North Dakota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$374

Your North Dakota name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the North Dakota one

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Missouri

North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($25); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Missouri

An LLC formed in North Dakota files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Missouri company in North Dakota

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $145 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to Missouri

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $374 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Missouri wants it ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Missouri?

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

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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