Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, an LLC formed in New Hampshire registers there on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also asks for New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your New Hampshire records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What New Hampshire and Missouri each ask for

	New Hampshire formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$105 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Missouri
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	No annual report
Due	April 1
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How New Hampshire companies register with Missouri

Order the New Hampshire certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from New Hampshire separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Missouri counts 60 days from the day New Hampshire issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your New Hampshire name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Hampshire certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. After approval, your New Hampshire LLC is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for New Hampshire companies

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

Will your New Hampshire name work for Missouri?

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

Agents: Missouri and New Hampshire

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and New Hampshire

New Hampshire wants the Annual Report every year ($102); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Missouri

A corporation formed in New Hampshire files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Missouri into New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1 with $102 in state fees; no Missouri certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Missouri

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire for the Certificate of Good Standing, $309 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New Hampshire's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Hampshire's report ($102) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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