Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

New York LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

An LLC formed in New York that wants to do business in Missouri files Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your New York records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What New York and Missouri each ask for

	New York formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$105 at order
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with Missouri
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	No annual report
Due	During the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From New York to Missouri, step by step

Order the New York certificate
The Certificate of Status ($25) is ordered from New York separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. New York mails it, and Missouri counts the 60 days from issue, so it is ordered with transit in mind.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your New York name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New York certificate takes days to arrive, so the Missouri filing waits for it. After approval, your New York LLC is registered with Missouri.

First-year cost, New York to Missouri

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Status, paid to New York	$25
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New York certificate included	$329

Your New York name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the New York one

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New York to Missouri

A corporation formed in New York files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($25)). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Missouri into New York

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with New York files Form DOS-1361-f-a with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within one year. See that filing.

Common questions: New York to Missouri

Does my New York company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a New York 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 $25 to New York for the Certificate of Status, $329 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Missouri wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New York and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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