Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, an LLC formed in Illinois registers there on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Illinois records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Illinois and Missouri each ask for

	Illinois formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$105 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with Missouri
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1), $75, every year	No annual report
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Illinois to Missouri, step by step

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. An instant Illinois 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 Illinois name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Illinois issues the certificate instantly, so the Missouri filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Illinois LLC is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Illinois companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$329

Will your Illinois name work for Missouri?

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

Your Missouri agent and the Illinois one

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Missouri

Illinois wants the Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) every year ($75); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Missouri

A corporation formed in Illinois files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Missouri

Does my Illinois company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once an Illinois 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 $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $329 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Illinois's report ($75) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

An Illinois 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 Illinois registered agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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