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 Missouri's corporate franchise tax was repealed effective for tax years beginning on or after 1 January 2016, and applied only to corporations under Chapter 351.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.
- sos.mo.gov — https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Business/fees.pdf
- sos.mo.gov — https://www.sos.mo.gov/business/corporations/filings
- dor.mo.gov — https://dor.mo.gov/taxation/business/tax-types/corporation-franchise/