Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

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

What Oklahoma and Missouri each ask for

	Oklahoma formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$155 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with Missouri
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	oklahoma.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 Oklahoma registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Oklahoma to Missouri, step by step

Order the Oklahoma certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from Oklahoma separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri accepts it within 60 days of Oklahoma'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 Oklahoma name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Oklahoma's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. After approval, your Oklahoma corporation is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Oklahoma companies

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

Will your Oklahoma name work for Missouri?

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

Your Missouri agent and the Oklahoma one

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

Staying in good standing in Oklahoma and Missouri

Oklahoma 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, Oklahoma to Missouri

An LLC formed in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0012 with $312 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Oklahoma owners ask about Missouri

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

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

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Missouri?

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

What if I don't register with Missouri?

An Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma registered agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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