Massachusetts Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

A corporation formed in Massachusetts that wants to do business in Mississippi files Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Massachusetts records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Massachusetts vs Mississippi: the paperwork

	Massachusetts formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$12	$500 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $125, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Within 2.5 months after the close of the corporation's fiscal year	April 15
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Massachusetts companies register with Mississippi

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

Will your Massachusetts name work for Mississippi?

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

Your Mississippi agent and the Massachusetts one

Mississippi calls it a registered agent; Massachusetts says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Massachusetts; ours takes Mississippi's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Massachusetts

Each year your corporation files Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Mississippi comes to $299 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Massachusetts files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

Questions Massachusetts owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Mississippi?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $125 to Massachusetts and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

How do I get a Massachusetts certificate of good standing?

Massachusetts issues the Certificate of Good Standing online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate ($12). It comes as a short form ($7) or a long form ($12).

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