Alaska

Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

To do business in Mississippi, a corporation formed in Alaska registers there on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Alaska records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Alaska vs Mississippi: the paperwork

	Alaska formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$500 at order
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	April 15
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Alaska companies register with Mississippi

We prepare and file Form F0002
It lists us as your Mississippi registered agent, next to your Alaska name and formation date. If Mississippi wants the Alaska certificate, it is ordered first. Once Mississippi approves it, the Alaska company can do business there.

Your Alaska name and Mississippi's rules

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

Your Mississippi agent and the Alaska one

Alaska and Mississippi both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Alaska; ours takes Mississippi's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Alaska files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Alaska

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Alaska files Form 08-414 with $350 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Alaska to Mississippi

Does my Alaska company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Mississippi?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Mississippi's report ($25).

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alaska 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 Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Alaska?

It files Form 08-414 with $350 in state fees.

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