Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

An LLC formed in Connecticut that wants to do business in Missouri files Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Connecticut records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Connecticut and Missouri side by side

	Connecticut formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$105 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Missouri
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	No annual report
Due	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Missouri

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Missouri accepts it within 60 days of Connecticut's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Connecticut name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Connecticut's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. After approval, your Connecticut LLC is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Connecticut companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$50
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$354

Your Connecticut name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the Connecticut one

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Connecticut

Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($80); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Missouri

A corporation formed in Connecticut files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($80)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Missouri into Connecticut

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to Missouri

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does it cost to register a Connecticut LLC in Missouri?

$304 at checkout plus $50 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $354 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Connecticut's report ($80) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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