Foreign registration · Form FBE

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Kentucky

Kentucky registers an LLC from Missouri as a foreign LLC on Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky asks nothing of Missouri here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings using your Missouri records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Missouri vs Kentucky: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	$10	$90 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Kentucky
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	sos.mo.gov	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due		On or before June 30
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

How Missouri companies register with Kentucky

We prepare and file Form FBE
It names us as your Kentucky registered agent, with your Missouri name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Missouri first, so the Kentucky filing can go in right away. Once Kentucky approves it, the Missouri company can do business there.

Will your Missouri name work for Kentucky?

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

Your Kentucky agent and the Missouri one

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

Yearly filings: Kentucky and Missouri

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Kentucky wants the Annual Report every year ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Kentucky

A corporation formed in Missouri files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Kentucky company in Missouri

An LLC formed in Kentucky that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to Kentucky

Does my Missouri company need to register in Kentucky?

Yes, once a Missouri business operates there; Kentucky law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Kentucky registration cost?

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay Missouri.

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from Missouri first.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Kentucky?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Missouri yearly report and Kentucky's report ($15).

What if I don't register with Kentucky?

A Missouri company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Kentucky can add a penalty of $2 a day.

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

Yes: the Missouri registered agent stays, and ours covers Kentucky for year one.

Can I form a new Kentucky LLC instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and Missouri has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

Missouri companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity) ($40); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside Missouri's filings.

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