Missouri Corporation

You can get an EIN directly from the IRS. The application is free, and most businesses can apply online. However, if you don’t have a social security number, you’ll need to submit a paper application form. Can’t bear to fill out yet another application? Hire Northwest to get your EIN for you. Just add on EIN service during checkout when you sign up for our incorporation service.

Corporate bylaws cover basic policies and procedures for issues such as company finances and management. Bylaws should cover a range of topics, answering key questions like those below:

• Meetings: When and where will meetings for shareholders and directors be held? How many attendees are required to transact business? What are the procedures for voting or proxy voting? How do you call a special meeting? What actions can be taken without a meeting?

• Stock: How are stock certificates issued and transferred? How is voting affected by issues such as corporate stock owners or fractional shares?

• Directors and officers: How many directors must there be? Which officer positions are required? What powers do they have? How do you fill a vacancy or remove a director or officer?

• Finances: What are the procedures for retaining profits, issuing dividends, and paying bills? Who can withdraw money from the corporate bank account or sign checks?

• Records: Where is the corporate book to be kept? What information will be maintained? How are requests for review or access honored? Can records or copies be kept or distributed digitally?

• Amendments and emergencies: Who can amend bylaws and how? Can emergency bylaws be adopted in the case of disaster?

Missouri bylaws can make other provisions as well, assuming additions are in accordance with state law. For example, § 351.215 states that Missouri bylaws can prescribe regulations on how shareholders can access corporate records.

Creating bylaws can be overwhelming—where do you start? Northwest can help. We give you free corporate bylaws when you hire us to form your Missouri corporation. We know what kinds of topics and questions corporations need to address, and we’ve spent years refining and improving our forms. We offer many other free corporate forms as well, including templates for resolutions and meeting minutes.

A minimum of $20.50. When filing an annual report online, there is a flat fee of $20, but you’ll also a small convenience fee, either $0.50 for paying by eCheck or $1.25 by credit card. Filing the annual report by mail comes with a $45 fee. If you choose to file biennially, the flat fees double to $40 online and $90 by mail.

The filing is due within three months of the end of the anniversary month of your company’s incorporation. A business that was incorporated on March 22, 2022 would need to submit a report in time to arrive on June 30, 2023 if filing annually, or June 30, 2024 if filling biennially.

These filings can be easy to forget—which is why we send our clients automatic reminders for your Missouri Annual Report filings. Or better yet, let us file for you. With our business renewal service, we can complete and submit your annual report for you for $100 plus the state fee.

Missouri corporations must pay a 4% corporate net income tax rate.

The Missouri sales tax is 4.225%. City, county and specialty sales taxes can be tacked on as well, making the average total sales tax 6.927%.

Yes, if you conduct business in Missouri, you’re required to register with the Missouri Department of Revenue. You can register online via the Department of Revenue or by filing a Missouri Tax Registration Application (Form 2643). You’ll need your EIN before you can register.

At least $58 for filing the articles and roughly $20-$45 for submitting the initial report.

The base fee to file Articles of Incorporation is $58. If your company has more than $30,000 in authorized capital, the fee to file Articles of Incorporation goes up $5 for every additional $10,000 in authorized shares. Filing online? You’ll also pay a $0.50 eCheck fee or a variable credit card convenience fee ($1.75 for totals between $50.01 and $75).

And the initial report? The base fee is $20 for online filings, but again, there’s going to be $0.50 eCheck fee or a credit card fee ($1.25 for totals up to $50). If you file with a paper form, the filing fee jumps to $45.

Hire us for a one-time fee of $306, including the state filing fees, initial report filing, a year of registered agent service, and more.

When filing online, you can expect same-day processing by the state. Filing by mail takes considerably longer to process your Articles of Incorporation, between 5 and 10 days.

There’s no general, statewide business license required in Missouri, but some cities and counties have different local requirements. For example, if you operate your business in Branson, you’ll need to pay between $50 and $300 each year for a city business license; meanwhile in Springfield, you’ll be required to purchase a city business license for a variable fee plus a $25 Greene County merchant license to boot.

For some license applications you may need an EIN or a certified copy of your Articles of Incorporation. At Northwest, we can streamline the process and get these for you—simply add on these items during checkout.

A corporation formed outside of Missouri—but which conducts business in the state—is considered a foreign Missouri corporation. For example, if you incorporated in Arkansas but decide to open a storefront in Missouri, you would be a foreign Missouri corporation. This also means you would need to register with the state by filing an Application for Certificate of Authority with the Missouri Secretary of State. Foreign corporations are required to file Missouri registration reports either yearly or biennially as well.

Absolutely! We’re happy to start a nonprofit corporation for you. Note that incorporating a Missouri nonprofit requires a different form. The filing fee is lower as well. Missouri nonprofits must file an annual or biennial report (starting at $10 to file an annual report online).

It’s a conundrum: you need a local number to display on your website and give to customers, but you don’t want to make your personal number quite so…public. We get it. And we’ve got you covered with Northwest Phone Service. We can provide you with a virtual phone number in any state—plus unlimited call forwarding and tons of easy-to-use features. You can try Phone Service free for 60 days when you hire us to form your corporation, and maintaining service is just $9 monthly after that. No contract required.