Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers an LLC from Michigan as a foreign LLC on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also wants Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Michigan records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Michigan and Missouri each ask for

	Michigan formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$105 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Missouri
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	No annual report
Due	February 15
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Michigan companies register with Missouri

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri accepts it within 60 days of Michigan's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your Michigan name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Michigan's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the Michigan company can do business there.

Missouri costs for Michigan companies

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

Your Michigan name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the Michigan one

Missouri calls it a registered agent; Michigan says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Michigan; ours takes Missouri's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Missouri

Michigan wants the Annual Statement every year ($25); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Missouri

A corporation formed in Michigan files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Missouri into Michigan

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Michigan to Missouri

Does my Michigan company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

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

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Michigan's report ($25) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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