Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Florida LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, an LLC formed in Florida registers there on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Florida records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Florida vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Florida formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Florida 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	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Missouri
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	No annual report
Due	May 1
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Florida to Missouri, step by step

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Ordered from Florida 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 Florida name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Florida delays the Missouri filing. Once Missouri approves it, the Florida company can do business there.

First-year cost, Florida to Missouri

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

Your Florida name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the Florida one

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

Staying in good standing in Florida and Missouri

Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($138.75); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Missouri

A corporation formed in Florida files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($8.75)). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($150) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Missouri into Florida

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about Missouri

Does my Florida company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

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

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Florida's report ($138.75) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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