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Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

An LLC formed in Texas that wants to do business in Missouri files Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Texas vs Missouri: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$15	$105 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Missouri
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	No annual report
Due	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Texas companies register with Missouri

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Ordered from Texas on filing day, it easily meets Missouri's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It names us as your Missouri registered agent, with your Texas name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Texas delays the Missouri filing. After approval, your Texas LLC is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Texas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$319

Will your Texas name work for Missouri?

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

Agents: Missouri and Texas

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Missouri

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Missouri

A corporation formed in Texas files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Missouri company in Texas

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no Missouri certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to Missouri

Does my Texas company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a Texas 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 $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $319 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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