Counselors
LPC- LLC
- Yes
- PLLC
- Not available
- Professional corporation
- Not available
Licensing board: Missouri Committee for Professional Counselors (Division of Professional Registration)
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Which business structures each therapy license may use, where to file and what it costs, the taxes to expect, and the order to do it in. Every fee shows the date we checked it.
For all four licenses, we confirmed: LLC. A sole proprietorship works in every state and needs no company filing.
From state law and board rules as we last read them, not advice for your situation. “Yes” means we confirmed it. When we could not, the card says to confirm with your board.
Licensing board: Missouri Committee for Professional Counselors (Division of Professional Registration)
Join the waitlist for your counseling practiceLicensing board: Missouri State Committee of Marital and Family Therapists
Join the waitlist for your marriage and family therapy practiceLicensing board: Missouri State Committee for Social Workers
Join the waitlist for your social work practiceBefore you file: Professional corporation only: before the Secretary of State issues the articles, file a certificate from the State Committee of Psychologists stating that each incorporator is licensed to practice psychology in Missouri (RSMo 356.041.2).
Licensing board: Missouri State Committee of Psychologists
Join the waitlist for your psychology practiceCounselors: A Missouri LLC may conduct any lawful business (RSMo 347.035). Chapter 347 has no professional LLC form and no provision limiting licensed professional services, so an ordinary LLC is the vehicle and Missouri has no PLLC. The counselor licensing law (RSMo 337.500 to 337.540) and the Committee for Professional Counselors rules (20 CSR 2095) contain no business entity requirement. A professional corporation is not available: under RSMo 356.021(5) a professional service must be one that only licensed persons may render and must also be practiced by one of the listed professionals (accountants, architects or engineers, attorneys, podiatrists, chiropractors, dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychologists, veterinarians, registered nurses, real estate salespersons and physical therapists), and professional counselors are not listed.
Marriage and family therapists: A Missouri LLC may conduct any lawful business (RSMo 347.035). Chapter 347 has no professional LLC form and no provision limiting licensed professional services, so an ordinary LLC is the vehicle and Missouri has no PLLC. The marital and family therapist licensing law (RSMo 337.700 to 337.739) and the State Committee of Marital and Family Therapists rules (20 CSR 2233) contain no business entity requirement. A professional corporation is not available: under RSMo 356.021(5) a professional service must be one that only licensed persons may render and must also be practiced by one of the listed professionals (accountants, architects or engineers, attorneys, podiatrists, chiropractors, dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychologists, veterinarians, registered nurses, real estate salespersons and physical therapists), and marital and family therapists are not listed.
Social workers: A Missouri LLC may conduct any lawful business (RSMo 347.035). Chapter 347 has no professional LLC form and no provision limiting licensed professional services, so an ordinary LLC is the vehicle and Missouri has no PLLC. The social work licensing law (RSMo 337.600 to 337.689) and the State Committee for Social Workers rules (20 CSR 2263) contain no business entity requirement. A professional corporation is not available: under RSMo 356.021(5) a professional service must be one that only licensed persons may render and must also be practiced by one of the listed professionals (accountants, architects or engineers, attorneys, podiatrists, chiropractors, dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychologists, veterinarians, registered nurses, real estate salespersons and physical therapists), and social workers are not listed.
Psychologists: A Missouri LLC may conduct any lawful business (RSMo 347.035). Chapter 347 has no professional LLC form and no provision limiting licensed professional services, so an ordinary LLC is the vehicle and Missouri has no PLLC. The psychologist licensing law (RSMo 337.010 to 337.093) and the State Committee of Psychologists rules (20 CSR 2235) contain no business entity requirement. Psychologists are a listed professional service (RSMo 356.021(5)(b)), so a professional corporation is also available. One or more licensed individuals may incorporate it, and a certificate from the licensing authority stating that each incorporator is licensed must be filed with the Secretary of State before the articles are issued (RSMo 356.041).
Secretary of State Schedule of Fees and Charges: $50 online or $105 on paper for a domestic LLC. Electronic payments add a small convenience fee. Name reservation is optional ($25). Active duty military in Missouri may file new businesses without a filing fee.
Chapter 351 fees also apply to chapter 356 corporations. $58 for authorized capital of $30,000 or less, which includes the $3 certificate fee and the $5 technology fund fee; the fee rises with authorized capital (Schedule of Fees and Charges).
This is an estimate, added up from the fees on this page: the state filing fee, the first annual report or yearly state fee, and any flat minimum tax our data names. It leaves out board application fees, a registered agent company, expedited filing, newspaper notices, name reservations, local licenses and income tax. The state sets the real amounts.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| State filing fee | $50 |
| First annual report or yearly state fee | $0 |
| Estimated state costs in year one | $50 |
Does not include state taxes unless a flat minimum is listed above.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| State filing fee | $58 |
| First annual report or yearly state fee | $0 |
| Estimated state costs in year one | $58 |
Does not include state taxes unless a flat minimum is listed above.
Check with the state tax agency which state taxes apply to your business type before you file. Its official pages are linked below.
State tax information More tax information
City and county: Some Missouri cities require a business license. St. Louis has a License Collector office (https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/license-collector/); Kansas City also licenses businesses. Check the city where the practice operates, including for home offices. Ask your city or county whether a local business license or home occupation permit applies to a practice like yours.
Ask an accountant before you choose how the company is taxed. This page does not tell you which tax treatment to pick.
The order below follows the rules we found for Missouri. A board approval or a newspaper notice changes where a task falls, so a different state may order these differently.
Your Missouri licensing board can add its own rules to the state's business law. Read them for your license before you file anything.
Boards ask for different things, so follow the one for your license.
Check that no one in the state already has the name, and follow the state's name rules for professional practices.
The state requires a registered agent with a street address in the state. That can be you, if you have a street address in the state, or a registered agent company.
Use the form and fee for the structure you chose, listed above.
It is free. Apply only on irs.gov, after the state approves your filing.
You may already have one. Get a second, organization number only if your practice is a company that bills under its own name.
Bring your state filing, EIN letter and ID. Keeping practice money in its own account keeps your records clean.
Ask your city or county whether a local business license or home occupation permit applies to a practice like yours.
Our data shows no annual business report for this state, but tax filings and other deadlines may still apply. Put every one on your calendar.
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Last checked: Oct 18, 2026. We change this date only when someone re-checks the facts, never when the page is rebuilt.
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