Mississippi

Foreign registration · no form number

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

A corporation formed in Mississippi that wants to do business in New Jersey files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Mississippi and New Jersey side by side

	Mississippi formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sos.ms.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Mississippi to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Mississippi certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Jersey registered agent, with your Mississippi name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Mississippi delays the New Jersey filing. After approval, your Mississippi corporation is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, Mississippi to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, paid to Mississippi	$25
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Mississippi certificate included	$324

Your Mississippi name and New Jersey's rules

If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Mississippi company. We check your exact Mississippi name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Your New Jersey agent and the Mississippi one

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Mississippi

Each year your corporation files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus New Jersey comes to $249 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Mississippi files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Mississippi

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

Common questions: Mississippi to New Jersey

Does my Mississippi company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $324 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and New Jersey?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Mississippi and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge a Mississippi company a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $200.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey 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 New Jersey corporation instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

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