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Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, a corporation formed in Texas registers there on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Texas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Texas vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$15	$155 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Missouri
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	May 15 each year	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Texas to Missouri, step by step

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Ordered from Texas on filing day, it easily meets Missouri's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Texas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Texas issues the certificate instantly, so the Missouri filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Texas corporation is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Texas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$369

Your Texas name and Missouri's rules

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

Agents: Missouri and Texas

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Texas

Texas wants the Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report every year (no fee); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Missouri

An LLC formed in Texas files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Missouri company in Texas

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Texas files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to Missouri

Does my Texas company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $369 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (no fee) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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