Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

Mississippi registers a corporation from Missouri as a foreign corporation on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Missouri records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Missouri and Mississippi side by side

	Missouri formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$500 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	April 15
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Missouri companies register with Mississippi

We prepare and file Form F0002
It lists us as your Mississippi registered agent, next to your Missouri name and formation date. If Mississippi wants the Missouri certificate, it is ordered first. Once Mississippi approves it, the Missouri company can do business there.

Your Missouri name and Mississippi's rules

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

Your Mississippi agent and the Missouri one

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and Mississippi

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Missouri files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Mississippi company in Missouri

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Missouri company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

$699 at checkout; Mississippi may also want Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Mississippi?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and Mississippi's report ($25).

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

Yes: the Missouri registered agent stays, and ours covers Mississippi for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Mississippi corporation instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Missouri's Corporate Registration Report.

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Missouri?

It files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus Mississippi's good standing certificate.

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