Mississippi

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Foreign registration · no form number

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in Alabama

A corporation formed in Mississippi that wants to do business in Alabama files an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama may ask for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Mississippi vs Alabama: the paperwork

	Mississippi formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Foreign Corporation Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$25	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year
Due	April 15
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

From Mississippi to Alabama, step by step

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

Will your Mississippi name work for Alabama?

If another Alabama company uses the Mississippi name, an alternate name is allowed. Alabama can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Alabama and Mississippi

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Alabama

Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year ($25); Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Alabama

An LLC formed in Mississippi files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report. See the LLC filing.

The other way: Alabama into Mississippi

A corporation formed in Alabama that registers with Mississippi files Form F0002 with $500 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Mississippi owners ask about Alabama

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Alabama?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Alabama calls it registration for Mississippi corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Alabama registration cost?

$383 at checkout; Alabama may also want Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Mississippi's report ($25) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

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

Will Alabama accept my Mississippi name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Mississippi name at home.

Can I form a new Alabama corporation instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

Mississippi companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Alabama's report stays due alongside Mississippi's filings.

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