Alabama

Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Alabama Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

Mississippi registers a corporation from Alabama as a foreign corporation on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Alabama records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Alabama vs Mississippi: the paperwork

	Alabama formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$500 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Alabama companies register with Mississippi

We prepare and file Form F0002
It lists us as your Mississippi registered agent, next to your Alabama name and formation date. If Mississippi wants the Alabama certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Alabama corporation is registered with Mississippi.

Will your Alabama name work for Mississippi?

We check your exact Alabama name against Mississippi's records before filing.

Agents: Mississippi and Alabama

Alabama and Mississippi both call it a registered agent. Mississippi papers come to us; Alabama's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Alabama and Mississippi

Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year; Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Alabama files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Alabama

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Alabama to Mississippi

Does my Alabama company need to register in Mississippi?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Mississippi registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Mississippi issues one to Alabama corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

$699 at checkout; Mississippi may also want Alabama's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Mississippi?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Mississippi's report ($25).

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alabama registered agent stays, and ours covers Mississippi for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Mississippi corporation instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT).

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

Alabama companies leave by filing an Application of Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Mississippi's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Alabama?

It files Alabama's registration with $184 in state fees.

Official sources

People also search

Corporation into Mississippi, by home state (48)

Alabama into other states (41)

The same move for an LLC