Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form 21

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Mississippi that wants to do business in Wisconsin files Form 21, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin also asks for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services using your Mississippi records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Mississippi and Wisconsin side by side

	Mississippi formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form 21, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed on Wisconsin's paper form
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	sos.ms.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report, $65, every year
Due	April 15	March 31 each year after qualification
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with Wisconsin

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our Wisconsin order. Ordered from Mississippi on filing day, it easily meets Wisconsin's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 21
It lists us as your Wisconsin registered agent, next to your Mississippi name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Mississippi delays the Wisconsin filing. Once Wisconsin approves it, the Mississippi company can do business there.

Wisconsin costs for Mississippi companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, paid to Mississippi	$25
Our service, with a year of Wisconsin registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Mississippi certificate included	$324

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

Your Mississippi name and Wisconsin's rules

We search Wisconsin's records for Mississippi's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Wisconsin and Mississippi

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Wisconsin

Each year your corporation files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus Wisconsin comes to $239 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Mississippi files Form 521 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Wisconsin company in Mississippi

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

Questions Mississippi owners ask about Wisconsin

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Wisconsin?

Yes, once a Mississippi business operates there; Wisconsin does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $324 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wisconsin wants it ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Wisconsin?

$239 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Mississippi and $65 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

Wisconsin can charge a Mississippi company up to $65 for each year or part of a year.

Does Wisconsin require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin corporation instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

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