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Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

An LLC formed in Maryland that wants to do business in Missouri files Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maryland and Missouri side by side

	Maryland formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$105 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Missouri
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	No annual report
Due	April 15
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Maryland to Missouri, step by step

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. An instant Maryland 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 Maryland name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Maryland issues the certificate instantly, so the Missouri filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Maryland LLC is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Maryland companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$324

Will your Maryland name work for Missouri?

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

Your Missouri agent and the Maryland one

Missouri calls it a registered agent; Maryland says resident agent. Missouri papers come to us; Maryland's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Missouri and Maryland

Maryland wants the Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) every year ($300); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Missouri

A corporation formed in Maryland files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Missouri into Maryland

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Maryland owners ask about Missouri

Does my Maryland company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

$304 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $324 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Maryland's report ($300) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A Maryland 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 Maryland resident agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Missouri yearly report, and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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