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Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers an LLC from Ohio as a foreign LLC on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Ohio records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Ohio and Missouri each ask for

	Ohio formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Ohio 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	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed with Missouri
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	No annual report
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Ohio companies register with Missouri

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri counts 60 days from the day Ohio 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 Ohio name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Ohio's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the Ohio company can do business there.

First-year cost, Ohio to Missouri

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

Will your Ohio name work for Missouri?

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

Agents: Missouri and Ohio

Missouri calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Ohio; ours takes Missouri's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Ohio and Missouri

Ohio has no annual report for LLCs; Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Missouri

A corporation formed in Ohio files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Missouri into Ohio

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Ohio files Form 617 with $99 in state fees; no Missouri certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Ohio owners ask about Missouri

Does my Ohio company need to register in Missouri?

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

How much does it cost to register an Ohio LLC in Missouri?

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

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

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

What if I don't register with Missouri?

An Ohio 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 Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Missouri yearly report, and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

What does a Missouri company file to register in Ohio?

It files Form 617 with $99 in state fees.

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