Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

New Jersey Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

To do business in Mississippi, a corporation formed in New Jersey registers there on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your New Jersey records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Jersey vs Mississippi: the paperwork

	New Jersey formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$500 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Mississippi
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	nj.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	April 15
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How New Jersey companies register with Mississippi

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

Your New Jersey name and Mississippi's rules

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

Your Mississippi agent and the New Jersey one

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

Staying in good standing in New Jersey and Mississippi

Each year your corporation files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Mississippi comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Mississippi

An LLC formed in New Jersey files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50)). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Mississippi company in New Jersey

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Mississippi

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Mississippi?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

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

It files New Jersey's registration with $100 in state fees, plus Mississippi's good standing certificate.

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