Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

Mississippi registers a corporation from Louisiana as a foreign corporation on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Louisiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Louisiana and Mississippi side by side

	Louisiana formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$500 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	April 15
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Louisiana companies register with Mississippi

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

Will your Louisiana name work for Mississippi?

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

Agents: Mississippi and Louisiana

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

Staying in good standing in Louisiana and Mississippi

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Mississippi comes to $204 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Louisiana files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Louisiana

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to Mississippi

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Mississippi?

$204 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Louisiana?

It files Form 326 with $160 in state fees.

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