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Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

To do business in Missouri, an LLC formed in Tennessee registers there on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Tennessee records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Tennessee and Missouri side by side

	Tennessee formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$105 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Missouri
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	No annual report
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

From Tennessee to Missouri, step by step

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri accepts it within 60 days of Tennessee'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 Tennessee name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Tennessee's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. Once Missouri approves it, the Tennessee company can do business there.

Missouri costs for Tennessee companies

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

Your Tennessee name and Missouri's rules

We search Missouri's records for Tennessee's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Missouri and Tennessee

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

Yearly filings: Missouri and Tennessee

Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($300); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Missouri

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

Registering a Missouri company in Tennessee

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Missouri

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

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

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Tennessee's report ($300) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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