Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Maine Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

Mississippi registers a corporation from Maine as a foreign corporation on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Maine records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maine and Mississippi side by side

	Maine formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$30	$500 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	June 1	April 15
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Maine companies register with Mississippi

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

Will your Maine name work for Mississippi?

We search Mississippi's records for Maine's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Mississippi agent and the Maine one

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and Mississippi

Each year your corporation files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus Mississippi comes to $259 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Maine files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30)). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Maine

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Maine files Form MBCA-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Maine company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Mississippi?

$259 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Maine?

It files Form MBCA-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite.

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