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Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, a corporation formed in Ohio registers there on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Ohio records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Ohio and Missouri each ask for

	Ohio formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$155 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed with Missouri
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due		Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Ohio to Missouri, step by step

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri counts 60 days from the day Ohio 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 Ohio name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Ohio certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the Ohio company can do business there.

First-year cost, Ohio to Missouri

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

Will your Ohio name work for Missouri?

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

Your Missouri agent and the Ohio one

Missouri calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Ohio; ours takes Missouri's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Ohio and Missouri

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Missouri

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

The other way: Missouri into Ohio

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Ohio owners ask about Missouri

Does my Ohio company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once an Ohio 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 Ohio corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register an Ohio corporation in Missouri?

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

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

An Ohio 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 Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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