Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Pennsylvania Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers a corporation from Pennsylvania as a foreign corporation on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Pennsylvania and Missouri side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$40	$155 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Missouri
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	June 30	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Missouri registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with Missouri

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri accepts it within 60 days of Pennsylvania's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Pennsylvania name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Pennsylvania's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. After approval, your Pennsylvania corporation is registered with Missouri.

First-year cost, Pennsylvania to Missouri

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$394

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Missouri?

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

Agents: Missouri and Pennsylvania

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

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and Missouri

Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Missouri

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Missouri into Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Missouri certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Pennsylvania to Missouri

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania corporations once the form is approved.

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

$354 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $394 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Pennsylvania's report ($7) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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