Foreign registration · Form Corp 42

Wyoming Corporation Foreign Registration in Missouri

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

Wyoming vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Wyoming formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Form Corp 42, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	No fee	$155 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed with Missouri
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.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	First day of the corporation's anniversary month	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Wyoming companies register with Missouri

Order the Wyoming certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Wyoming separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Ordered from Wyoming 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 Wyoming name and formation date and the certificate attached. Wyoming issues the certificate instantly, so the Missouri filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Wyoming corporation is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Wyoming companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Wyoming	No fee
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wyoming certificate included	$354

Your Wyoming name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the Wyoming one

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Wyoming

Wyoming wants the Annual Report every year ($60); Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Missouri

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

The other way: Missouri into Wyoming

A corporation formed in Missouri that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Wyoming owners ask about Missouri

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$354 at checkout, plus Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Wyoming's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Missouri?

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

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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