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Foreign registration · Form F0002

Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

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

Ohio vs Mississippi: the paperwork

	Ohio formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$500 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Ohio companies register with Mississippi

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

Your Ohio name and Mississippi's rules

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

Your Mississippi agent and the Ohio one

Mississippi calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Mississippi papers come to us; Ohio's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Ohio files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Ohio

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Ohio owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Ohio company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Ohio corporation in Mississippi?

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

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Mississippi?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Mississippi's report ($25).

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Mississippi corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Ohio?

It files Form 530A with $99 in state fees.

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