Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form 0012

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

Oklahoma registers a corporation from Mississippi as a foreign corporation on Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department using your Mississippi records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Mississippi and Oklahoma each ask for

	Mississippi formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$25	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	April 15	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with Oklahoma

We prepare and file Form 0012
It lists us as your Oklahoma registered agent, next to your Mississippi name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Mississippi certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oklahoma approves it, the Mississippi company can do business there.

Will your Mississippi name work for Oklahoma?

We search Oklahoma's records for Mississippi's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Oklahoma and Mississippi

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Oklahoma

Each year your corporation files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus Oklahoma comes to $184 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Mississippi files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 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 Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into Mississippi

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

Questions Mississippi owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Oklahoma?

$184 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Mississippi and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Mississippi company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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