Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

An LLC formed in Delaware that wants to do business in Missouri files Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also wants Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Delaware records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Delaware and Missouri side by side

	Delaware formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$105 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed with Missouri
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	No annual report
Due	On or before June 1
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Delaware companies register with Missouri

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). Delaware mails it, and Missouri counts the 60 days from issue, so it is ordered with transit in mind.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Delaware name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days Delaware takes to send the certificate before the Missouri filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the Delaware company can do business there.

First-year cost, Delaware to Missouri

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

Your Delaware name and Missouri's rules

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

Agents: Missouri and Delaware

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

Staying in good standing in Delaware and Missouri

Delaware wants the Annual LLC Tax every year ($400); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Missouri

A corporation formed in Delaware files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Missouri company in Delaware

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Delaware to Missouri

Does my Delaware company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a Delaware 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 $50 to Delaware for the Certificate of Good Standing, $354 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Delaware's report ($400) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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