Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Mississippi that wants to do business in Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania asks nothing of Mississippi here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered office there for year one.

Mississippi and Pennsylvania side by side

	Mississippi formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.ms.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	April 15	June 30
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Mississippi companies register with Pennsylvania

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It lists us as your Pennsylvania registered office, next to your Mississippi name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Mississippi first, so the Pennsylvania filing can go in right away. After approval, your Mississippi corporation is registered with Pennsylvania.

Will your Mississippi name work for Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania accepts your Mississippi name if it includes the word corporation, company, incorporated or limited, an abbreviation, the word association, fund or syndicate, or words of like import used in the home state. We check your exact Mississippi name against Pennsylvania's records before filing.

Agents: Pennsylvania and Mississippi

Pennsylvania calls it a registered office; Mississippi says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Mississippi; ours takes Pennsylvania's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Pennsylvania

Each year your corporation files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Mississippi plus Pennsylvania comes to $181 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Mississippi files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Pennsylvania into Mississippi

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

Common questions: Mississippi to Pennsylvania

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Mississippi.

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

No, Pennsylvania takes Form DSCB:15-412 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Pennsylvania?

$181 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $25 to Mississippi and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

Will Pennsylvania accept my Mississippi name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the word corporation, company, incorporated or limited, an abbreviation, the word association, fund or syndicate, or words of like import used in the home state.

Can I form a new Pennsylvania corporation instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

Mississippi companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal of Foreign Registration; until then, Pennsylvania's report stays due alongside Mississippi's filings.

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