Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that wants to do business in Missouri files Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also asks for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Wisconsin records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Wisconsin and Missouri each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$105 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Missouri
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	No annual report
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with Missouri

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Ordered from Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Wisconsin delays the Missouri filing. After approval, your Wisconsin LLC is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Wisconsin companies

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

Your Wisconsin name and Missouri's rules

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

Your Missouri agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and Missouri

Wisconsin wants the Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) every year ($25); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Missouri

A corporation formed in Wisconsin files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Missouri into Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Wisconsin files Form 521 with $100 in state fees; no Missouri certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to Missouri

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Missouri?

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

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

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

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Wisconsin's report ($25) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

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

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Missouri yearly report, and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

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

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