Missouri Secretary of State - Corporations Division
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Contact Information
600 West Main Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Mailing address:
James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center
P.O. Box 778
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-751-4153 or 866-223-6535, Opt 2
Web: Home Name search Company search Forms File online
Email: corporations@sos.mo.gov
Corporate Filings
We track the following filings with the Missouri Secretary of State - Corporations Division in order to provide compliance services to our clients. We share this reference information with the general public as a courtesy. As a registered agent client, you get access to state templates pre-filled with our company information to help you save time looking up information.
Registration Report
Agency: | Missouri Secretary of State - Corporations Division |
Form: | Find your company record to print your registration report form. |
Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
Agency Fee: | $10 + $1.25 credit card fee online or $15 through the mail |
Due: | Annually by August 31. |
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Penalties: | $15 fee for late submissions. |
Initial Report
Agency: | Missouri Secretary of State - Corporations Division |
Form: | Find your company record to print your registration report form. |
Filing Method: | Mail or Online. |
Agency Fee: | $20 online. $45 mail. |
Due: | Within 30 days of registration/authorization. While the report is officially due within 30 days of registration, the standard practice of the Secretary of State has been to extend this due date to within 3 months after the end of the month of registration. |
Law: | Missouri Statutes § 351.120.1. |
Penalties: | $15 per 30 days late. |
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Annual Report
Agency: | Missouri Secretary of State - Corporations Division |
Form: | Find your company record to print your registration report form. |
Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
Agency Fee: | $20 + $1.25 credit card fee online or $45 through the mail |
Due: | Annually by the end of the 3rd month following the registration anniversary month. So if you incorporated or foreign-qualified on March 15, then your annual report is due by June 30. Corporations that registered prior to July 1, 2003 instead file annually at the end of the month indicated on their last annual report. |
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Original Ink: | Not required |
Notarization Required?: | Not required |
Penalties: | $15 per 30 days late. |
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Foreign Qualification
Agency: | Missouri Secretary of State - Corporations Division |
Form: | Application for Certificate of Authority for a Foreign For-Profit Corporation (Corp. 42) |
Agency Fee: | $155 |
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Certified Copy Requirement: | Certified copies not required. |
Certificate of Good Standing Requirement: | Certificate of existence, or certificate of good standing, dated within 60 days. |
Application for Registration
Agency: | Missouri Secretary of State - Corporations Division |
Form: | Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC 4) |
Agency Fee: | $105 |
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Certified Copy Requirement: | Certified copies not required. |
Certificate of Good Standing Requirement: | Certificate of existence, or certificate of good standing, dated within 60 days. |
Fictitious Name
Form: | Creation, Renewal, Correction, and Amendment of Fictitious Name |
Filing Method: | Mail, in-person, or online. |
Agency Fee: | $7 |
Is registration mandatory?: | Filing a fictitious name registration is required for any person or entity intending to conduct business under an assumed name. |
Law: | MO RS § 417.200 |
County Level Filing: | Filing is not required at the county level. |
Does registration prevent others from using the name I choose?: | Registration of a fictitious name does not confer ownership rights. More than one company can use the same fictitious name. |
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Fictitious Name Renewal
Form: | Creation, Renewal, Correction, and Amendment of Fictitious Name |
Filing Method: | Mail, in-person, or online. |
Agency Fee: | $7 |
Due: | Due by the date of registration every 5 years. |
Certificate of Good Standing
Agency: | Missouri Secretary of State - Corporations Division |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $10 |
Notes: | Use the organization search feature to find your entity and order a certificate of good standing. |
Registration Renewal
Agency: | Missouri Secretary of State - Corporations Division |
Form: | Application for Registration of a Limited Liability Partnership (Renewal) |
Agency Fee: | $105 plus $50 for each additional partner added but not more than $205 |
Due: | Annually by the registration anniversary date. |
Foreign Registration Renewal
Agency: | Missouri Secretary of State - Corporations Division |
Form: | Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Partnership (Renewal) |
Agency Fee: | $105 plus $50 for each additional partner added but not more than $205 |
Due: | Annually by the registration anniversary date. |
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