Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Vermont Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

To do business in Mississippi, a corporation formed in Vermont registers there on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Vermont records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Vermont and Mississippi each ask for

	Vermont formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$500 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	By March 15 for calendar-year corps (within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year	April 15
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

From Vermont to Mississippi, step by step

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

Your Vermont name and Mississippi's rules

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

Your Mississippi agent and the Vermont one

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

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Vermont

Each year your corporation files Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus Mississippi comes to $234 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Vermont files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35)). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Mississippi company in Vermont

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Vermont to Mississippi

Does my Vermont company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

$699 at checkout; Mississippi may also want Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Mississippi?

$234 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Vermont and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Vermont?

It files Vermont's registration with $155 in state fees, plus Mississippi's good standing certificate.

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