Mississippi

North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form B-09

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

A corporation formed in Mississippi that wants to do business in North Carolina files Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Mississippi and North Carolina each ask for

	Mississippi formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	April 15	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: 5 to 10 business days
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

From Mississippi to North Carolina, step by step

We prepare and file Form B-09
It lists us as your North Carolina registered agent, next to your Mississippi name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Mississippi certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Mississippi corporation is registered with North Carolina.

Will your Mississippi name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the Mississippi one

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Mississippi

Each year your corporation files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus North Carolina comes to $199 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Mississippi files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 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 North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Carolina into Mississippi

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

Common questions: Mississippi to North Carolina

Does my Mississippi company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the North Carolina registration cost?

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Mississippi's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and North Carolina?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Mississippi and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Mississippi companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Mississippi's filings.

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