Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers an LLC from Kentucky as a foreign LLC on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Kentucky records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Kentucky and Missouri side by side

	Kentucky formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Kentucky 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	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Missouri
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	No annual report
Due	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Kentucky companies register with Missouri

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri counts 60 days from the day Kentucky issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Kentucky name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Kentucky's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the Kentucky company can do business there.

Missouri costs for Kentucky companies

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

Will your Kentucky name work for Missouri?

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

Agents: Missouri and Kentucky

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Missouri

Kentucky wants the Annual Report every year ($15); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Missouri

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

Registering a Missouri company in Kentucky

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Missouri certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kentucky to Missouri

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

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

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kentucky's report ($15) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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