Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Vermont LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

Missouri registers an LLC from Vermont as a foreign LLC on Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($35), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Vermont records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Vermont and Missouri side by side

	Vermont formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$35	$105 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed with Missouri
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $45, every year	No annual report
Due	By March 31 for calendar-year LLCs (within 3 months after end of fiscal year on record
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Vermont companies register with Missouri

Order the Vermont certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($35) is ordered from Vermont separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Ordered from Vermont on filing day, it easily meets Missouri's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Vermont name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Vermont delays the Missouri filing. After approval, your Vermont LLC is registered with Missouri.

First-year cost, Vermont to Missouri

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Vermont	$35
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Vermont certificate included	$339

Will your Vermont name work for Missouri?

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

Your Missouri agent and the Vermont one

Vermont and Missouri both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Vermont; ours takes Missouri's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Missouri and Vermont

Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($45); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Missouri

A corporation formed in Vermont files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Missouri into Vermont

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Vermont owners ask about Missouri

Does my Vermont company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a Vermont 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 $35 to Vermont for the Certificate of Good Standing, $339 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($35), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Vermont's report ($45) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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