Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers a corporation from Wisconsin as a foreign corporation on Form Corp 42, with $155 in state fees. Missouri also wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Wisconsin and Missouri each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$155 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Missouri
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Wisconsin to Missouri, step by step

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Ordered from Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Wisconsin delays the Missouri filing. Once Missouri approves it, the Wisconsin company can do business there.

First-year cost, Wisconsin to Missouri

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Status, paid to Wisconsin	$10
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wisconsin certificate included	$364

Your Wisconsin name and Missouri's rules

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

Agents: Missouri and Wisconsin

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Wisconsin

Wisconsin wants the Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report every year ($25); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Missouri

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files Form LLC 4 with Missouri ($105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Missouri into Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about Missouri

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $10 to Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $364 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Wisconsin's report ($25) and Missouri's report ($15, every two years).

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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