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Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

South Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, a corporation formed in South Carolina registers there on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your South Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

South Carolina vs Missouri: the paperwork

	South Carolina formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$155 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed with Missouri
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), fee set by the state, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Missouri registered agent

From South Carolina to Missouri, step by step

Order the South Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from South Carolina separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri counts 60 days from the day South Carolina issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your South Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. The South Carolina certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the South Carolina company can do business there.

Missouri costs for South Carolina companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to South Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Carolina certificate included	$364

Will your South Carolina name work for Missouri?

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

Your Missouri agent and the South Carolina one

Missouri calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Missouri papers come to us; South Carolina's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Missouri

South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) every year; Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Missouri

An LLC formed in South Carolina files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Missouri company in South Carolina

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with South Carolina files Form F0002 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10). See that filing.

Common questions: South Carolina to Missouri

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a South Carolina 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 South Carolina corporations once the form is approved.

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

$354 at checkout plus $10 to South Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $364 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need South Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Carolina's report (fee set by the state) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A South Carolina 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 South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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