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Foreign registration · Form FBE

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in Kentucky

Kentucky registers a corporation from Mississippi as a foreign corporation on Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky asks nothing of Mississippi here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Mississippi vs Kentucky: the paperwork

	Mississippi formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	$25	$90 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Kentucky
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	sos.ms.gov	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due	April 15	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

From Mississippi to Kentucky, step by step

We prepare and file Form FBE
It names us as your Kentucky registered agent, with your Mississippi name and formation date. No Mississippi paperwork holds up the Kentucky filing. After approval, your Mississippi corporation is registered with Kentucky.

Will your Mississippi name work for Kentucky?

We check your exact Mississippi name against Kentucky's records before filing.

Your Kentucky agent and the Mississippi one

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

Yearly filings: Kentucky and Mississippi

Each year your corporation files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus Kentucky comes to $189 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Kentucky

An LLC formed in Mississippi files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Kentucky company in Mississippi

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

Questions Mississippi owners ask about Kentucky

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Kentucky?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay Mississippi.

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from Mississippi first.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Kentucky?

$189 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Mississippi and $15 to Kentucky for the yearly reports.

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kentucky corporation instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

Mississippi companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside Mississippi's filings.

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