Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

To do business in Mississippi, a corporation formed in Montana registers there on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Montana and Mississippi side by side

	Montana formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$500 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	April 15	April 15
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Montana companies register with Mississippi

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

Will your Montana name work for Mississippi?

We check your exact Montana name against Mississippi's records before filing.

Agents: Mississippi and Montana

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

Staying in good standing in Montana and Mississippi

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

LLC or corporation, Montana to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Montana files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Montana

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Montana owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Montana company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

$699 at checkout; Mississippi may also want Montana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Mississippi?

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

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Montana?

It files Montana's registration with $70 in state fees.

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