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Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers a corporation from Tennessee as a foreign corporation on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Tennessee records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Tennessee vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Tennessee formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$155 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Missouri
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due		Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Tennessee companies register with Missouri

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri counts 60 days from the day Tennessee 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 Tennessee name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Tennessee's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the Tennessee company can do business there.

Missouri costs for Tennessee companies

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

Your Tennessee name and Missouri's rules

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

Agents: Missouri and Tennessee

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Tennessee

Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($20); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Missouri

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

The other way: Missouri into Tennessee

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10). See that filing.

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Missouri

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

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

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Tennessee's report ($20) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A Tennessee 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 Tennessee registered agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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