Maryland

Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

Mississippi registers a corporation from Maryland as a foreign corporation on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Maryland records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maryland vs Mississippi: the paperwork

	Maryland formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$500 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	April 15	April 15
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

From Maryland to Mississippi, step by step

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

Your Maryland name and Mississippi's rules

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

Agents: Mississippi and Maryland

Mississippi calls it a registered agent; Maryland says resident agent. Mississippi papers come to us; Maryland's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Mississippi comes to $474 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Maryland files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Maryland

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Maryland owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Maryland company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Mississippi?

$474 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

Yes: the Maryland resident agent stays, and ours covers Mississippi for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Mississippi corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Maryland?

It files Maryland's registration with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite.

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