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Missouri LLC vs Delaware LLC with Missouri registration
Forming in Missouri costs $50; forming in Delaware costs $110 and then Missouri charges $105 to register it, so $215 to start.
Line by line
| State fee | LLC formed in Missouri | LLC formed in Delaware, registered in Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| Formation in Delaware | None | $110 |
| Formation in Missouri | $50 | None |
| Missouri foreign registration | None | $105 |
| Delaware yearly filing, two years | None | $800 |
| Missouri yearly filing, two years | $0 | $0 |
| Two years of state fees | $50 | $1,015 |
Over two years the Delaware route costs $965 more in state fees than forming at home.
State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.
If you register in Missouri
Mainstay Filing prepares the Missouri registration (Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company) for $199 plus the state fee, with the registered agent included for the first year. The 3 services we rank for Missouri are on the Missouri page.
Where the numbers come from
Delaware: formation and yearly filing from Delaware’s own pages. Missouri: foreign registration and yearly filing from the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division and the sources on the Missouri page.