Mississippi Corporation Certificate of Authority: Form F0002

Mississippi corporation certificate of authority at a glance

Filing

Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority

State fee

$500 filing fee

Total with us

$699, first year of Mississippi registered agent service included

Home-state certificate

Set by the state

Mississippi yearly filing

Annual Report, $25, every year

Filed with

Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services

What Form F0002 asks for

For Form F0002, Mississippi needs:

• The exact name of your corporation as formed
• The state it was formed in and its date of formation
• A Mississippi registered agent with a street address there; we fill in ours
• A principal office address

Corporation into Mississippi, by home state

Every home state pays the same $699 at checkout for Mississippi.

Mississippi registered agent rule

Mississippi requires every registered foreign corporation to keep a registered agent there. The agent's address must be a street address in Mississippi, not a P.O. box. Switching agents later costs $10. A resigning agent stays responsible for 90 days after filing the resignation. Our $199 includes the first year of Mississippi registered agent service, then $149 a year.

Mississippi yearly filings

Once registered, your corporation files the Mississippi Annual Report every year, at $25, due April 15. The Mississippi filing window opens January 1 and closes April 15. From year two, keeping the Mississippi registration costs $174 a year with our registered agent service.

How long Mississippi takes

We file Form F0002 with the Mississippi Secretary of State.

Leaving Mississippi later

If your corporation stops doing business there, it ends the registration by filing an Application of Certificate of Withdrawal. Until that is filed, Mississippi's yearly filing stays due.