Utah

Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

To do business in Mississippi, a corporation formed in Utah registers there on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah vs Mississippi: the paperwork

	Utah formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$12	$500 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	April 15
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

From Utah to Mississippi, step by step

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

Will your Utah name work for Mississippi?

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

Your Mississippi agent and the Utah one

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

Staying in good standing in Utah and Mississippi

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Mississippi comes to $192 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Utah files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Utah

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Utah company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Mississippi?

$192 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Utah?

It files Utah's registration with $59 in state fees.

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