Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

To do business in Mississippi, a corporation formed in Illinois registers there on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Illinois records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Illinois and Mississippi side by side

	Illinois formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$500 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	ilsos.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	April 15
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

From Illinois to Mississippi, step by step

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

Your Illinois name and Mississippi's rules

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

Agents: Mississippi and Illinois

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Mississippi

Each year your corporation files Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus Mississippi comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Illinois files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Illinois company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Mississippi?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

Yes: the Illinois 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 Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

How do I get an Illinois certificate of good standing?

Illinois issues the Certificate of Good Standing online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link ($25).

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