Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

Mississippi registers a corporation from Delaware as a foreign corporation on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Delaware records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Delaware vs Mississippi: the paperwork

	Delaware formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$50	$500 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	March 1	April 15
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

From Delaware to Mississippi, step by step

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

Your Delaware name and Mississippi's rules

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

Agents: Mississippi and Delaware

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

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus Mississippi comes to $224 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Delaware files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Mississippi company in Delaware

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $245 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Delaware company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Mississippi?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Delaware and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Delaware?

It files Delaware's registration with $245 in state fees.

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