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Missouri Business Entity Search

The Missouri Secretary of State only answers searches on its own site. Start here and land on the right one.

Missouri only answers searches on its own site. Search opens the official Missouri search in a new tab and copies your search term, so you can paste it into the business name field there.

Missouri at a glance

  • LLC filing fee $50 Source, checked 2026-10-26
  • Corporation filing fee $58 Source, checked 2026-10-26
  • Annual Registration Report (corporations only; LLCs file none) $20, every year, or every two years if the biennial option is chosen Source, checked 2026-10-26
  • Name reservation $25, held 60 days, renewable up to 180 days in total Source, checked 2026-10-26
  • Certificate of Good Standing $10 Source, checked 2026-10-26

How Missouri keeps its business records

Missouri LLCs file no annual report, so the $50 online formation fee is the only state filing cost to keep a basic LLC registered. Corporations pay $58 for up to $30,000 of authorized shares and file an annual registration report ($20 online, $45 on paper) due in their anniversary month; active duty military can form a business with no filing fee.

The public record of every Missouri LLC and corporation belongs to the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division.

Statuses you may see in Missouri

StatusWhat it means
Administratively DissolvedThe Secretary of State dissolved the corporation after notice, for not filing its annual report, not paying franchise taxes, not keeping a registered agent, or fraud; it can be reinstated with a tax clearance letter from the Department of Revenue.

Source, checked 2026-10-26. Words other states use are in the business entity status guide.

Questions

Is this the official Missouri business search?
No. This is an independent site, not run by or affiliated with the Missouri Secretary of State. The search itself runs on the state's own site (Business Entity Search), which this page links to.
How do I check if a business name is available in Missouri?
Search the name in the Business Entity Search, entering as few words as possible because the search is strict about spacing and punctuation. A voluntarily dissolved corporation's name stays unavailable for one year after dissolution.

More about a Missouri business

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