Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

To do business in Mississippi, a corporation formed in Kentucky registers there on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Kentucky records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Kentucky and Mississippi side by side

	Kentucky formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$500 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	On or before June 30	April 15
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Kentucky companies register with Mississippi

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

Your Kentucky name and Mississippi's rules

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

Your Mississippi agent and the Kentucky one

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Mississippi

Each year your corporation files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Mississippi comes to $189 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Kentucky files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Kentucky

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Mississippi certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Mississippi?

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

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Kentucky?

It files Form FBE with $90 in state fees.

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