Mississippi

Foreign registration · no form number

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers a corporation from Mississippi as a foreign corporation on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Mississippi records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Mississippi vs Delaware: the paperwork

	Mississippi formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$25	$245 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.ms.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	April 15	June 30
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Mississippi to Delaware, step by step

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

Your Mississippi name and Delaware's rules

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the Mississippi one

Mississippi and Delaware both call it a registered agent. Delaware papers come to us; Mississippi's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus Delaware comes to $299 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Delaware

An LLC formed in Mississippi files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Delaware into Mississippi

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

Common questions: Mississippi to Delaware

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for Mississippi corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Delaware?

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

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

What does a Delaware company file to register in Mississippi?

It files Form F0002 with $500 in state fees.

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