Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

New Hampshire Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

Mississippi registers a corporation from New Hampshire as a foreign corporation on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire vs Mississippi: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$500 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Mississippi
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	April 1	April 15
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How New Hampshire companies register with Mississippi

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

Will your New Hampshire name work for Mississippi?

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

Agents: Mississippi and New Hampshire

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

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and Mississippi

Each year your corporation files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Mississippi comes to $274 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Mississippi

An LLC formed in New Hampshire files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Mississippi company in New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with New Hampshire files Form 40 with $102 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Mississippi

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Mississippi?

$274 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to New Hampshire and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in New Hampshire?

It files Form 40 with $102 in state fees.

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