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Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, a corporation formed in Utah registers there on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah and Missouri side by side

	Utah formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$12	$155 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Missouri
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Utah to Missouri, step by step

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). Ordered from Utah on filing day, it easily meets Missouri's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your Utah name and formation date and the certificate attached. Utah issues the certificate instantly, so the Missouri filing can go in the same day. Once Missouri approves it, the Utah company can do business there.

Missouri costs for Utah companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$366

Your Utah name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the Utah one

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

Staying in good standing in Utah and Missouri

Utah wants the Annual Report / Annual Renewal every year ($18); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Missouri

An LLC formed in Utah files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Missouri into Utah

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Utah to Missouri

Does my Utah company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $366 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Utah's report ($18) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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