Mississippi

Foreign registration · no form number

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

A corporation formed in Mississippi that wants to do business in Vermont files an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Mississippi and Vermont side by side

	Mississippi formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$155 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	April 15	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with Vermont

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Ordered from Mississippi on filing day, it easily meets Vermont's limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your Mississippi name and formation date and the certificate attached. Mississippi issues the certificate instantly, so the Vermont filing can go in the same day. Once Vermont approves it, the Mississippi company can do business there.

First-year cost, Mississippi to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, paid to Mississippi	$25
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Mississippi certificate included	$379

Will your Mississippi name work for Vermont?

If another Vermont company uses the Mississippi name, an alternate name is allowed. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Vermont agent and the Mississippi one

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Vermont

Each year your corporation files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus Vermont comes to $424 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Vermont

An LLC formed in Mississippi files its own registration with Vermont ($155 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 Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Vermont into Mississippi

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

Common questions: Mississippi to Vermont

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $379 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants it ($25), no more than 30 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day; Mississippi's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Vermont?

$424 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Mississippi and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont 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 Vermont corporation instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

Mississippi companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Vermont's report stays due alongside Mississippi's filings.

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