Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

A corporation formed in South Dakota that wants to do business in Missouri files Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your South Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

South Dakota and Missouri side by side

	South Dakota formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$155 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Missouri
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From South Dakota to Missouri, step by step

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri counts 60 days from the day South Dakota 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 South Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The South Dakota certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the South Dakota company can do business there.

First-year cost, South Dakota to Missouri

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

Your South Dakota name and Missouri's rules

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

Agents: Missouri and South Dakota

South Dakota and Missouri both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for South Dakota; ours takes Missouri's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Missouri

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

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Missouri

An LLC formed in South Dakota files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Missouri into South Dakota

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about Missouri

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota'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 Dakota 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 Dakota registered agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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