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Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers an LLC from North Carolina as a foreign LLC on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also asks for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your North Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What North Carolina and Missouri each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$105 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Missouri
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	No annual report
Due	April 15
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From North Carolina to Missouri, step by step

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri counts 60 days from the day North Carolina issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your North Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. The North Carolina certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. After approval, your North Carolina LLC is registered with Missouri.

First-year cost, North Carolina to Missouri

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Existence, paid to North Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Carolina certificate included	$314

Will your North Carolina name work for Missouri?

We check your exact North Carolina name against Missouri's records before filing.

Agents: Missouri and North Carolina

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and North Carolina

North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($203); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Missouri

A corporation formed in North Carolina files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Missouri into North Carolina

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: North Carolina to Missouri

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

$304 at checkout plus $10 to North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $314 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), North Carolina's report ($203) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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