Arizona

Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

A corporation formed in Arizona that wants to do business in Mississippi files Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Arizona records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Arizona and Mississippi each ask for

	Arizona formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$500 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	April 15
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Arizona companies register with Mississippi

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

Will your Arizona name work for Mississippi?

We search Mississippi's records for Arizona's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Mississippi and Arizona

Mississippi calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Arizona; ours takes Mississippi's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arizona plus Mississippi comes to $219 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Arizona files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Arizona

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Arizona files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Arizona owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Arizona company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Arizona corporation in Mississippi?

$699 at checkout; Mississippi may also want Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Mississippi?

$219 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Arizona and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Mississippi corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Arizona?

It files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite.

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