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Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, an LLC formed in Arkansas registers there on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Arkansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Arkansas and Missouri side by side

	Arkansas formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$105 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed with Missouri
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	No annual report
Due	May 1
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Arkansas companies register with Missouri

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. An instant Arkansas certificate reaches Missouri only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Arkansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Arkansas delays the Missouri filing. After approval, your Arkansas LLC is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Arkansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arkansas	$25
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arkansas certificate included	$329

Your Arkansas name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the Arkansas one

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

Staying in good standing in Arkansas and Missouri

Arkansas wants the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report every year ($150); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Missouri

A corporation formed in Arkansas files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Missouri company in Arkansas

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Arkansas files Form FL-01 with $270 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Arkansas owners ask about Missouri

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once an Arkansas business operates there; Missouri law lists 7 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register an Arkansas LLC in Missouri?

$304 at checkout plus $25 to Arkansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $329 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Arkansas's report ($150) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

An Arkansas 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 Arkansas registered agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Missouri yearly report, and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

Arkansas companies leave by filing a Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, both the Missouri registration and Arkansas's filings stay in place.

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