Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Vermont Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, a corporation formed in Vermont registers there on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Vermont records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Vermont and Missouri each ask for

	Vermont formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$155 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed with Missouri
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	By March 15 for calendar-year corps (within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Vermont to Missouri, step by step

Order the Vermont certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Vermont separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. An instant Vermont certificate reaches Missouri only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form Corp 42
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Vermont name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Vermont delays the Missouri filing. Once Missouri approves it, the Vermont company can do business there.

Missouri costs for Vermont companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Vermont	$25
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Vermont certificate included	$379

Will your Vermont name work for Missouri?

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

Your Missouri agent and the Vermont one

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Vermont

Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($60); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Missouri

An LLC formed in Vermont files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Missouri into Vermont

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Vermont owners ask about Missouri

Does my Vermont company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

$354 at checkout plus $25 to Vermont for the Certificate of Good Standing, $379 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Vermont's report ($60) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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