Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, an LLC formed in Montana registers there on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Montana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Montana vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Montana formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$105 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Missouri
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	No annual report
Due	April 15
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Montana to Missouri, step by step

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri accepts it within 60 days of Montana'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 Montana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Montana certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. After approval, your Montana LLC is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Montana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$309

Will your Montana name work for Missouri?

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

Your Missouri agent and the Montana one

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Montana

Montana wants the Annual Report every year ($20); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Missouri

A corporation formed in Montana files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Missouri into Montana

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no Missouri certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Montana to Missouri

Does my Montana company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does the Missouri registration cost?

$304 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Montana's report ($20) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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