Missouri Certificate of Authority / Cost
What a Missouri certificate of authority costs, by entity type
A foreign corporation pays Missouri $155 for its certificate of authority, a foreign nonprofit pays $25, and a foreign LLC pays $105 to register. Each amount contains a $5 technology add-on that the statute lets expire on December 31, 2026. We add $199 to prepare and file, and checkout shows the two charges apart.
First filing, by entity type
| Entity | Form | Statute amount | Schedule amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business corporation | Form Corp 42 | $150 | $155 |
| Nonprofit corporation | Form Corp 55A | $20 | $25 |
| Limited liability company | Form LLC 4 | $100 | $105 |
| Limited partnership | We supply it | $100 | $105 |
A limited liability partnership is charged by head count: $25 per partner, topping out at $100, and $5 more on the filing. The LLP total depends on the partner count, so it is quoted when you order.
Later filings with the Secretary of State
| Filing | Corporation | LLC |
|---|---|---|
| Amended authority or registration | $25 | $25 |
| Change of agent or office | $10 | $10 |
| Withdrawal or cancellation | $25 | $25 |
| Yearly report | $40 paper, $15 electronic | None |
The corporation's yearly report has two other forms in the statute: a late charge of $15 for each thirty days, and an optional two-year report at $80 on paper or $30 electronically. These are the statute's own amounts; we check the current figure on the filing day.
How the corporation figure is built
Section 351.576 sets $150 for issuing a certificate of authority. The Secretary of State's schedule lists $155, which is that amount plus $5. The sums on the LLC side are cleaner: the LLC chapter names $100 for registration and the add-on section sits beside it.
Later changes carry smaller base amounts
The statute sets $20 as the base for an amendment, a restatement or an amended certificate of registration, and $5 for a statement changing the registered office or agent. Those are the statute's base amounts; the Secretary of State's schedule, used in the tables on this page, is the figure you pay.
The add-on ends on December 31
Both sections that authorize the extra $5 state an expiry of December 31, 2026. If the legislature does nothing, every statutory fee in those chapters falls by that amount on the first day of 2027, and a certificate of authority for a corporation would be priced at $150 before any other change. The same lapse would take the LLC figure to $100. We check the fee on the filing day.
Worked totals
| Scenario | State fees | The sum |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation gets authority | $155 | $155 certificate of authority |
| Corporation, first electronic report | $170 | $155 + $15 |
| Corporation arrives and later withdraws | $180 | $155 + $25 |
| Nonprofit arrives and later withdraws | $35 | $25 + $10 |
| LLC registers, amends once, cancels | $155 | $105 + $25 + $25 |
| LLC registers, then changes agent | $115 | $105 + $10 |
| LLC registers after a fine | $1,105 | $1,000 minimum fine + $105 |
Home-state costs sit beside Missouri's
Missouri's schedule covers only what the Secretary of State collects. The home-state certificate is a separate purchase from the state of formation. A Delaware company pays $50 for a good standing certificate, so a Delaware LLC's Missouri registration comes to $155 with the certificate, and a Wyoming LLC pays $60 for its yearly report minimum, bringing its first Missouri year to $165. Agent fees, if you hire an agent, are also outside the schedule.
What our fee covers
For $199 we select the Missouri form that fits your entity, complete it, test the date of your certificate against the limit, check the agent and the office, gather the signature and send the filing in. Our own Missouri agent service is available, or you can name another agent on the order. Our fee is separate from the state's money and never lowers it. For the alternative of filing alone, see the self-filing page.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Cost questions
What is the total for a corporation?
$155 to Missouri for the certificate, plus our fee of $199.
Why do the statute and the schedule differ?
The schedule includes a $5 technology add-on that the statute permits.
Will the price change in January?
Possibly. The add-on expires on December 31, 2026 unless extended.
Is the LLC online rate lower?
Missouri has a lower online rate for new Missouri LLCs only. A foreign LLC pays the full amount.
What we charge and what Missouri charges
Start my Missouri filing
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+ the Missouri fee for your entity
- The Missouri form that matches your entity type, completed from your answers
- Your home-state certificate checked against Missouri's 60-day limit
- A Missouri registered agent and office from us, or the one you name
- The filed record returned to you
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Missouri's amounts are $105 for an LLC, $155 for a corporation and $25 for a nonprofit, listed apart from ours. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Sources
- Missouri Secretary of State, schedule of fees and charges
- Missouri Form LLC 4, foreign LLC registration
- Missouri Form Corp 42, foreign corporation certificate of authority
- Missouri Form Corp 55A, foreign nonprofit certificate of authority
- Missouri Revised Statutes 347.153, registration of foreign LLCs
- RSMo 347.740, additional fee and its expiration date
- RSMo 359.653, additional fee and its expiration date (limited partnerships)
- RSMo 351.576, application for certificate of authority
- RSMo 355.021, fees under the nonprofit corporation chapter
- RSMo 347.179, fees under the LLC chapter
- RSMo 359.651, filing fees for limited partnerships
- RSMo 358.440, registration of a limited liability partnership
- RSMo 358.501, additional fee on limited liability partnership filings
- Missouri Form LLC 14, foreign LLC amendment
- Missouri Form Corp 59, change of registered agent or office
- Missouri Form LLC 8, foreign LLC cancellation
- RSMo 351.125, fees for the corporate registration report
- RSMo 351.122, biennial corporate registration reports
- RSMo 347.160, amended certificate of registration
- Missouri Revised Statutes 347.163, failure to register
- Delaware Division of Corporations fee schedule (PDF)
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division fee schedule
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