Texas

Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

A corporation formed in Texas that wants to do business in Mississippi files Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Texas and Mississippi side by side

	Texas formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$15	$500 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	May 15 each year	April 15
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

From Texas to Mississippi, step by step

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

Your Texas name and Mississippi's rules

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

Agents: Mississippi and Texas

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

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Texas

Each year your corporation files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Texas plus Mississippi comes to $174 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Texas files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Texas

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Texas files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Texas owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Texas company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$699 at checkout; Mississippi may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Mississippi?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Texas and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Texas?

It files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite.

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