Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers an LLC from Maine as a foreign LLC on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Maine records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maine and Missouri side by side

	Maine formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$30	$105 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with Missouri
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	No annual report
Due	June 1
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Maine to Missouri, step by step

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri counts 60 days from the day Maine 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 Maine name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Maine certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. After approval, your Maine LLC is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Maine companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$334

Will your Maine name work for Missouri?

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

Your Missouri agent and the Maine one

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Maine

Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($85); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Missouri

A corporation formed in Maine files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30)). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Missouri company in Maine

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about Missouri

Does my Maine company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a Maine 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 $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $334 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Maine's report ($85) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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