Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Iowa Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

Mississippi registers a corporation from Iowa as a foreign corporation on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Iowa records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Iowa and Mississippi side by side

	Iowa formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$500 at order
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $60, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	April 1 of even-numbered years	April 15
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Iowa companies register with Mississippi

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

Your Iowa name and Mississippi's rules

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

Your Mississippi agent and the Iowa one

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

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Iowa

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60); Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Iowa files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($30) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Mississippi company in Iowa

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0110A with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Iowa owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Iowa company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Mississippi?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($60, every two years) and Mississippi's report ($25).

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Iowa?

It files Form 635_0110A with $100 in state fees.

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