Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers an LLC from Massachusetts as a foreign LLC on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also wants Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Massachusetts records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Massachusetts vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Massachusetts formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Missouri
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	No annual report
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Massachusetts to Missouri, step by step

Order the Massachusetts certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Massachusetts separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($25). Missouri accepts it within 60 days of Massachusetts's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Massachusetts name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Massachusetts's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the Massachusetts company can do business there.

First-year cost, Massachusetts to Missouri

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

Your Massachusetts name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the Massachusetts one

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Massachusetts

Massachusetts wants the Limited Liability Company Annual Report every year ($520); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Missouri

A corporation formed in Massachusetts files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($12)). After that come Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Missouri company in Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Massachusetts files Massachusetts's registration (no form number) with $520 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Massachusetts owners ask about Missouri

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

$304 at checkout plus $25 to Massachusetts for the Certificate of Good Standing, $329 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Massachusetts's report ($520) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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