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South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, an LLC formed in South Carolina registers there on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also asks for South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your South Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Carolina vs Missouri: the paperwork

	South Carolina formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	South 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	South Carolina: online	Filed with Missouri
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.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 South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Missouri registered agent

From South Carolina to Missouri, step by step

Order the South Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from South Carolina separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri accepts it within 60 days of South Carolina's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your South Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. The South Carolina certificate comes first; then the Missouri filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the South Carolina company can do business there.

Missouri costs for South Carolina companies

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

Will your South Carolina name work for Missouri?

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

Agents: Missouri and South Carolina

Missouri calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for South Carolina; ours takes Missouri's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Missouri and South Carolina

South Carolina 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, South Carolina to Missouri

A corporation formed in South Carolina files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Missouri into South Carolina

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions South Carolina owners ask about Missouri

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

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

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

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

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A South 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 South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

What does a Missouri company file to register in South Carolina?

It files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus Missouri's good standing certificate.

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