Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

A corporation formed in Hawaii that wants to do business in Mississippi files Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Hawaii vs Mississippi: the paperwork

	Hawaii formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$500 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	April 15
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with Mississippi

We prepare and file Form F0002
It names us as your Mississippi registered agent, with your Hawaii name and formation date. If Mississippi wants the Hawaii certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Hawaii corporation is registered with Mississippi.

Your Hawaii name and Mississippi's rules

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

Your Mississippi agent and the Hawaii one

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

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Hawaii

Each year your corporation files Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Mississippi comes to $189 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Hawaii files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to Mississippi

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Mississippi?

$189 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Hawaii and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

How do I get a Hawaii certificate of good standing?

Hawaii issues the Good Standing Certificate online ($5).

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