Tennessee

Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

Mississippi registers a corporation from Tennessee as a foreign corporation on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Tennessee records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Tennessee and Mississippi side by side

	Tennessee formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$500 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

From Tennessee to Mississippi, step by step

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

Your Tennessee name and Mississippi's rules

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

Agents: Mississippi and Tennessee

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

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Tennessee

Each year your corporation files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Mississippi comes to $194 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Tennessee files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Mississippi company in Tennessee

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). See that filing.

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Mississippi?

$194 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Tennessee and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Tennessee?

It files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus Mississippi's good standing certificate.

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