Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

California LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers an LLC from California as a foreign LLC on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

California vs Missouri: the paperwork

	California formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$105 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with Missouri
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years	No annual report
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Missouri registered agent

From California to Missouri, step by step

Order the California certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from California separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Ordered from California on filing day, it easily meets Missouri's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your California name and formation date, with the certificate attached. California issues the certificate instantly, so the Missouri filing can go in the same day. Once Missouri approves it, the California company can do business there.

Missouri costs for California companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Status, paid to California	$5
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, California certificate included	$309

Will your California name work for Missouri?

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

Your Missouri agent and the California one

Missouri calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. Missouri papers come to us; California's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in California and Missouri

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, California to Missouri

A corporation formed in California files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Missouri company in California

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with California files Form LLC-5 with $70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions California owners ask about Missouri

Does my California company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$304 at checkout plus $5 to California for the Certificate of Status, $309 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for California and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A California 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 California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Missouri yearly report, and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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