Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

Connecticut registers a corporation from Mississippi as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Mississippi and Connecticut each ask for

	Mississippi formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$385 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.ms.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	April 15	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Mississippi to Connecticut, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your Mississippi name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the Mississippi certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Mississippi corporation is registered with Connecticut.

Will your Mississippi name work for Connecticut?

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

Agents: Connecticut and Mississippi

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Connecticut

Each year your corporation files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus Connecticut comes to $609 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Mississippi files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Mississippi

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

Questions Mississippi owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Connecticut?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Mississippi corporations once the filing is approved.

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

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Connecticut?

$609 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Mississippi and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Mississippi registered agent stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

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

What does a Connecticut company file to register in Mississippi?

It files Form F0002 with $500 in state fees.

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