Foreign registration · Form 972

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

To do business in Louisiana, an LLC formed in Missouri registers there on Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also wants Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your Missouri records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Missouri and Louisiana side by side

	Missouri formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$190 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due		On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From Missouri to Louisiana, step by step

Order the Missouri certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Missouri separately; it is not part of our Louisiana order. Louisiana accepts it within 90 days of Missouri's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 972
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your Missouri name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Missouri's certificate is in hand, Louisiana's filing goes in. After approval, your Missouri LLC is registered with Louisiana.

First-year cost, Missouri to Louisiana

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Missouri	$10
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Missouri certificate included	$399

Louisiana's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Missouri name work for Louisiana?

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

Agents: Louisiana and Missouri

Missouri and Louisiana both call it a registered agent. Louisiana papers come to us; Missouri's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Missouri

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($35). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Louisiana

A corporation formed in Missouri files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Louisiana into Missouri

An LLC formed in Louisiana that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Louisiana

Does my Missouri company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Missouri business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$389 at checkout plus $10 to Missouri for the Certificate of Good Standing, $399 in all (checkout is $190 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Louisiana wants it ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Louisiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Missouri yearly report and Louisiana's report ($35).

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Missouri company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Louisiana can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and Missouri has no yearly report for the original.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Missouri?

It files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus Louisiana's good standing certificate.

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