Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

An LLC formed in Georgia that wants to do business in Missouri files Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Georgia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Georgia and Missouri each ask for

	Georgia formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$105 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with Missouri
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	No annual report
Due	April 1
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Georgia companies register with Missouri

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. An instant Georgia 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 Georgia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Georgia delays the Missouri filing. After approval, your Georgia LLC is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Georgia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$314

Your Georgia name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the Georgia one

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

Staying in good standing in Georgia and Missouri

Georgia wants the Annual Registration every year ($60); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Missouri

A corporation formed in Georgia files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Missouri company in Georgia

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Georgia files Form CD 241 with $235 in state fees; no Missouri certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Georgia to Missouri

Does my Georgia company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

$304 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $314 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Georgia's report ($60) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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