South Carolina

Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

South Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

To do business in Mississippi, a corporation formed in South Carolina registers there on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your South Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Carolina and Mississippi side by side

	South Carolina formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$500 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed with Mississippi
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year	April 15
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Mississippi registered agent

From South Carolina to Mississippi, step by step

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

Your South Carolina name and Mississippi's rules

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

Your Mississippi agent and the South Carolina one

Mississippi calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for South Carolina; ours takes Mississippi's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Mississippi

South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) every year; Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Mississippi

An LLC formed in South Carolina files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Mississippi into South Carolina

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with South Carolina files Form F0002 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). See that filing.

Questions South Carolina owners ask about Mississippi

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Mississippi?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Carolina's report (fee set by the state) and Mississippi's report ($25).

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Mississippi for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Mississippi corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

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

It files Form F0002 with $110 in state fees, plus Mississippi's good standing certificate.

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