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Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

An LLC formed in Mississippi that wants to do business in Missouri files Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also wants Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Mississippi and Missouri side by side

	Mississippi formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$105 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Missouri
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	No annual report
Due	April 15
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with Missouri

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Ordered from Mississippi on filing day, it easily meets Missouri's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Mississippi name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Mississippi issues the certificate instantly, so the Missouri filing can go in the same day. Once Missouri approves it, the Mississippi company can do business there.

Missouri costs for Mississippi companies

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

Your Mississippi name and Missouri's rules

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

Agents: Missouri and Mississippi

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Missouri

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

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Missouri

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

Registering a Missouri company in Mississippi

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Mississippi to Missouri

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

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

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Missouri?

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

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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