Reference · Missouri
Missouri LLC requirements
Every requirement we've verified for a domestic LLC in Missouri, with the source for each. For the plain-English cost answer, use the cost calculator.
| Filing agency | Missouri Secretary of State, Business Services Division |
|---|---|
| Formation filing fee | $50 |
| Filing fee notes | Articles of Organization: $50 online, $105 paper, per the official Schedule of Fees and Charges. |
| Standard processing | Not confirmed. |
| Expedited options | Not confirmed. |
| Periodic report | None required |
| Report frequency | — |
| Report fee | — |
| Report deadline | — |
| Late penalty | N/A |
| Administrative dissolution | No annual-report-based dissolution risk. Failure to maintain a registered agent can result in cancellation of registration. |
| State tax | No franchise tax. Missouri's corporate franchise tax was repealed effective for tax years beginning on or after 1 January 2016, and applied only to corporations under Chapter 351. |
| Minimum state tax | None |
| Newspaper publication | Not required |
| Registered agent required | Yes |
| First-year minimum | $50 |
Confidence
What we're less sure about
Verified against the official state page
- QUIRK: NO annual report requirement for domestic LLCs at all. One of the cheapest states to maintain.
- $50 online; paper filing would be $105.
Provenance
Sources
Every figure above traces to one of these. If a state changes a fee and we haven't caught it, tell us — we log corrections publicly.
- Missouri Secretary of State, Business Services Division fee schedule (PDF) — sos.mo.gov
- Missouri Secretary of State, Business Services Division — sos.mo.gov
- Missouri tax authority — dor.mo.gov
Keep reading
More on Missouri, and the states most like it
This page is the raw record. These are the places that record gets used — and the states whose rules work the same way.
- Missouri filing deadlinesWhat you still have to keep up with
- What an LLC costs in MissouriThe whole first year — $50
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- What an LLC costs in KentuckyNext door, $165 more
- What an LLC costs in ArkansasNext door, $145 more
- What an LLC costs in ArizonaAlso requires no annual report
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- What an LLC costs in NevadaThe "cheap incorporation state" that costs $350 a year to keep
- What an LLC costs in MassachusettsThe most expensive state in the country — $1,000