Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Iowa LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers an LLC from Iowa as a foreign LLC on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Iowa records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Iowa and Missouri side by side

	Iowa formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$105 at order
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed with Missouri
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $30, every two years	No annual report
Due	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Iowa companies register with Missouri

Order the Iowa certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Iowa separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. An instant Iowa certificate reaches Missouri only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your Iowa name and formation date and the certificate attached. Iowa issues the certificate instantly, so the Missouri filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Iowa LLC is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Iowa companies

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

Your Iowa name and Missouri's rules

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

Agents: Missouri and Iowa

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Iowa

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Missouri

A corporation formed in Iowa files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($60) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Missouri company in Iowa

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0010 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Iowa to Missouri

Does my Iowa company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once an Iowa 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 $5 to Iowa for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Iowa's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($30, every two years) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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