Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that wants to do business in Missouri files Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Rhode Island records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Rhode Island vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Rhode Island formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$22	$155 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed with Missouri
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	May 1	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Rhode Island to Missouri, step by step

Order the Rhode Island certificate
The Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) is ordered from Rhode Island separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). Rhode Island takes days to issue it and Missouri wants it within 60 days, so the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your Rhode Island name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Rhode Island certificate takes days to arrive, so the Missouri filing waits for it. Once Missouri approves it, the Rhode Island company can do business there.

First-year cost, Rhode Island to Missouri

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$376

Your Rhode Island name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the Rhode Island one

Missouri calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. Missouri papers come to us; Rhode Island's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Missouri

Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) every year ($50); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Missouri

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Missouri into Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10). See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about Missouri

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $376 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($22), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Rhode Island's report ($50) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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