Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Oklahoma LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, an LLC formed in Oklahoma registers there on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also wants Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Oklahoma records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Oklahoma vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Oklahoma formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$105 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with Missouri
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	oklahoma.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Certificate, $26, every year	No annual report
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the Articles of Organization, every year
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Oklahoma to Missouri, step by step

Order the Oklahoma certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from Oklahoma separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri accepts it within 60 days of Oklahoma's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Oklahoma name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Oklahoma's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the Oklahoma company can do business there.

First-year cost, Oklahoma to Missouri

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Oklahoma	$20
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Oklahoma certificate included	$324

Your Oklahoma name and Missouri's rules

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

Agents: Missouri and Oklahoma

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Oklahoma

Oklahoma wants the Annual Certificate every year ($26); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Missouri

A corporation formed in Oklahoma files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Missouri into Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0081 with $312 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Oklahoma owners ask about Missouri

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once an Oklahoma 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 $20 to Oklahoma for the Certificate of Good Standing, $324 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Oklahoma's report ($26) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

An Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma registered agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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