Corporate Name Missouri
June 5th, 2009
When you register a corporate name for your Nonprofit organization, pay attention to rules on corporate names.
What is the Missouri rule on corporate name?
When starting a Nonprofit organization in Missouri, the corporate name must:
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not contain language stating or implying that it is organized for a purpose other than permitted by law and its articles of incorporation
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be distinguishable from other domestic or foreign corporations or limited partnerships authorized to transact business in the state.
Corporate Name Search
Before you register a corporate name, you may want to do a corporate name search to ensure that no other Nonprofit organization has that corporate name. Corporate name branding is very important so you should get it right from the start. You may want to look into the registration of domain name of your corporate name. This will help your corporate name branding.
Missouri Department of Revenue website will let you do a corporate name search and reserve your corporate name for 60 days for a small fee such as $25. Check with the Missouri Department of Revenue for the exact fee of corporate name search and reservation. You can do a corporate name search by phone but it does not guarantee that the corporate name will still be there when you try to register it.
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