Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

To do business in Mississippi, a corporation formed in South Dakota registers there on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What South Dakota and Mississippi each ask for

	South Dakota formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$500 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Mississippi
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	April 15
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

From South Dakota to Mississippi, step by step

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

Your South Dakota name and Mississippi's rules

We check your exact South Dakota name against Mississippi's records before filing.

Your Mississippi agent and the South Dakota one

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

Yearly filings: Mississippi and South Dakota

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year; Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Mississippi

An LLC formed in South Dakota files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20)). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Mississippi into South Dakota

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about Mississippi

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a South Dakota corporation in Mississippi?

$699 at checkout; Mississippi may also want South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Mississippi?

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

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

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

It files South Dakota's registration with $750 in state fees, plus Mississippi's good standing certificate.

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