Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, an LLC formed in Pennsylvania registers there on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Pennsylvania vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Pennsylvania formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$40	$105 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Missouri
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	No annual report
Due	September 30
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Missouri registered agent

From Pennsylvania to Missouri, step by step

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri counts 60 days from the day Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Pennsylvania's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. After approval, your Pennsylvania LLC is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Pennsylvania companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$344

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Missouri?

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

Your Missouri agent and the Pennsylvania one

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Missouri

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Missouri company in Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Missouri certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Missouri

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a Pennsylvania 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 $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $344 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Pennsylvania's report ($7) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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