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Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, an LLC formed in Rhode Island registers there on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also wants Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Rhode Island records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Rhode Island and Missouri side by side

	Rhode Island formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$22	$105 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed with Missouri
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	No annual report
Due	May 1
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Rhode Island to Missouri, step by step

Order the Rhode Island certificate
The Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) is ordered from Rhode Island separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). Rhode Island takes days to issue it and Missouri wants it within 60 days, so the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your Rhode Island name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Rhode Island certificate takes days to arrive, so the Missouri filing waits for it. After approval, your Rhode Island LLC is registered with Missouri.

First-year cost, Rhode Island to Missouri

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$326

Will your Rhode Island name work for Missouri?

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

Your Missouri agent and the Rhode Island one

Missouri calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. Missouri papers come to us; Rhode Island's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Missouri and Rhode Island

Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) every year ($50); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Missouri

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Missouri into Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about Missouri

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a Rhode Island 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 $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $326 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($22), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Rhode Island's report ($50) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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