Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

A corporation formed in Indiana that wants to do business in Mississippi files Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Indiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Indiana vs Mississippi: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$15	$500 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	April 15
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Indiana companies register with Mississippi

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

Your Indiana name and Mississippi's rules

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

Agents: Mississippi and Indiana

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Mississippi

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Indiana files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Mississippi

Does my Indiana company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Mississippi?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Mississippi's report ($25).

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

How do I get an Indiana certificate of good standing?

Indiana issues the Certificate of Existence online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list ($15).

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