Mississippi

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Foreign registration · Form 301

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

To do business in Texas, a corporation formed in Mississippi registers there on Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Mississippi records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Mississippi and Texas side by side

	Mississippi formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$25	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	April 15	May 15 each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 2 to 3 business days
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Mississippi to Texas, step by step

We prepare and file Form 301
It lists us as your Texas registered agent, next to your Mississippi name and formation date. If Texas wants the Mississippi certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Mississippi corporation is registered with Texas.

Your Mississippi name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your Mississippi name if it includes corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. If Texas's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Mississippi company. We check your exact Mississippi name against Texas's records before filing.

Agents: Texas and Mississippi

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Texas

Each year your corporation files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus Texas comes to $174 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Texas

An LLC formed in Mississippi files Form 304 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

Registering a Texas company in Mississippi

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

Common questions: Mississippi to Texas

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Texas registration cost?

$1,016.13 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Texas may also want Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Texas registration take?

Typically 2 to 3 business days with Texas's required expedite, plus time for Mississippi's certificate if Texas asks for it. Faster state options: next-day $500, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Texas?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Mississippi and nothing to Texas for the yearly reports.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas 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. Texas names must include corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them.

Can I form a new Texas corporation instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee), and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

Mississippi companies leave by filing Form 608; until then, Texas's report stays due alongside Mississippi's filings.

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