Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

Mississippi registers a corporation from Connecticut as a foreign corporation on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Connecticut records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Connecticut vs Mississippi: the paperwork

	Connecticut formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$80	$500 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	April 15
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Mississippi

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

Will your Connecticut name work for Mississippi?

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

Your Mississippi agent and the Connecticut one

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

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Mississippi

Each year your corporation files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Mississippi comes to $324 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Connecticut files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Connecticut

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $385 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to Mississippi

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Connecticut corporation in Mississippi?

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

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Mississippi?

$324 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Connecticut and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Connecticut?

It files Connecticut's registration with $385 in state fees.

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