Mississippi

South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in South Carolina

To do business in South Carolina, a corporation formed in Mississippi registers there on Form F0002, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also wants Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Mississippi records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Mississippi and South Carolina side by side

	Mississippi formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form F0002, Application by a Foreign Corporation for a Certificate of Authority to Transact Business
State fee	$25	$110 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	sos.ms.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR, fee set by the state, every year
Due	April 15	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

How Mississippi companies register with South Carolina

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina wants the Mississippi certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form F0002
It names us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, with your Mississippi name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Mississippi delays the South Carolina filing. Once South Carolina approves it, the Mississippi company can do business there.

First-year cost, Mississippi to South Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, paid to Mississippi	$25
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Mississippi certificate included	$334

Your Mississippi name and South Carolina's rules

South Carolina can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Carolina agent and the Mississippi one

South Carolina calls it an agent for service of process; Mississippi says registered agent. South Carolina papers come to us; Mississippi's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Mississippi

Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year ($25); South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to South Carolina

An LLC formed in Mississippi files Form F0008 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a South Carolina company in Mississippi

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

Questions Mississippi owners ask about South Carolina

Does my Mississippi company need to register in South Carolina?

Yes, once a Mississippi business operates there; South Carolina law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the South Carolina registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $334 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants it ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Mississippi's report ($25) and South Carolina's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

A Mississippi company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and South Carolina can add a penalty of $10 a day and a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Mississippi companies leave by filing an Application for Surrender of Authority to Do Business; until then, South Carolina's report stays due alongside Mississippi's filings.

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