Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form 326

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

A corporation formed in Mississippi that wants to do business in Louisiana files Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Mississippi and Louisiana side by side

	Mississippi formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$160 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	April 15	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with Louisiana

We prepare and file Form 326
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your Mississippi name and formation date. If Louisiana wants the Mississippi certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Mississippi corporation is registered with Louisiana.

Your Mississippi name and Louisiana's rules

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

Agents: Louisiana and Mississippi

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus Louisiana comes to $204 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Mississippi files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in Mississippi

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

Common questions: Mississippi to Louisiana

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Mississippi business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Louisiana?

$204 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Mississippi and $30 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Mississippi company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30), and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Mississippi?

It files Form F0002 with $500 in state fees.

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