Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

An LLC formed in South Dakota that wants to do business in Missouri files Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also asks for South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Dakota and Missouri side by side

	South Dakota formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$105 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Missouri
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	No annual report
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How South Dakota companies register with Missouri

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri accepts it within 60 days of South Dakota'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 Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once South Dakota's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. After approval, your South Dakota LLC is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for South Dakota companies

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

Your South Dakota name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the South Dakota one

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and South Dakota

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($55); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Missouri

A corporation formed in South Dakota files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20)). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Missouri into South Dakota

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Missouri

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

$304 at checkout plus $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $324 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota's report ($55) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A South Dakota 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 Dakota registered agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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