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Missouri LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Missouri and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Missouri as a foreign LLC, which costs $105 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Missouri costs $50.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeMissouri foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Missouri$50Not needed$50$0
Form in Wyoming$100$105$205$120
Form in Delaware$110$105$215$800
Form in Nevada$425$105$530$700

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Missouri (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Missouri registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $105 state fee = $304

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. MO Registered Agent.org

$199 + $105 state fee = $304

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Missouri Registered Agent.co

$199 + $105 state fee = $304

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Missouri page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division.

Missouri questions

Do I still register in Missouri if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Missouri, Missouri generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division, for $105. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Missouri?

$50 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

None (Missouri has no annual report for LLCs), no fee.

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