Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

California Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

A corporation formed in California that wants to do business in Mississippi files Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for California's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

California vs Mississippi: the paperwork

	California formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$500 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with Mississippi
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	April 15
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Mississippi registered agent

From California to Mississippi, step by step

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

Your California name and Mississippi's rules

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

Agents: Mississippi and California

Mississippi calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. Mississippi papers come to us; California's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Mississippi and California

Each year your corporation files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, California plus Mississippi comes to $199 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to Mississippi

An LLC formed in California files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Mississippi into California

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with California files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: California to Mississippi

Does my California company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for California and Mississippi?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to California and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Mississippi for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Mississippi corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in California?

It files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees.

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