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Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in South Dakota

South Dakota registers a corporation from Mississippi as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Mississippi vs South Dakota: the paperwork

	Mississippi formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$750 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	April 15	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

From Mississippi to South Dakota, 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 South Dakota order. South Dakota 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 South Dakota 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 South Dakota filing. Once South Dakota approves it, the Mississippi company can do business there.

South Dakota costs for Mississippi companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, paid to Mississippi	$25
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Mississippi certificate included	$974

South Dakota's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Mississippi name and South Dakota's rules

If South Dakota's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Mississippi company. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Dakota agent and the Mississippi one

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

Yearly filings: South Dakota and Mississippi

Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year ($25); South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to South Dakota

An LLC formed in Mississippi files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 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 South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). See the LLC filing.

Registering a South Dakota company in Mississippi

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

Questions Mississippi owners ask about South Dakota

Does my Mississippi company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once a Mississippi business operates there; South Dakota law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: South Dakota issues one to Mississippi corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the South Dakota registration cost?

$949 at checkout plus $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $974 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately; Mississippi's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and South Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Mississippi's report ($25) and South Dakota's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Dakota?

A Mississippi company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota 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 South Dakota corporation instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report, and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

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