North Carolina

Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

A corporation formed in North Carolina that wants to do business in Mississippi files Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your North Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Carolina and Mississippi side by side

	North Carolina formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$500 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Mississippi
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	April 15
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with Mississippi

We prepare and file Form F0002
It lists us as your Mississippi registered agent, next to your North Carolina name and formation date. If Mississippi wants the North Carolina certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your North Carolina corporation is registered with Mississippi.

Will your North Carolina name work for Mississippi?

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

Agents: Mississippi and North Carolina

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

Staying in good standing in North Carolina and Mississippi

Each year your corporation files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Mississippi comes to $199 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Mississippi

An LLC formed in North Carolina files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Mississippi into North Carolina

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with North Carolina files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Mississippi

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Mississippi?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to North Carolina and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in North Carolina?

It files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees.

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