Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

To do business in Mississippi, a corporation formed in Wisconsin registers there on Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wisconsin and Mississippi side by side

	Wisconsin formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$500 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	April 15
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with Mississippi

We prepare and file Form F0002
It names us as your Mississippi registered agent, with your Wisconsin name and formation date. If Mississippi wants the Wisconsin certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Wisconsin corporation is registered with Mississippi.

Will your Wisconsin name work for Mississippi?

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

Your Mississippi agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and Mississippi

Each year your corporation files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Mississippi comes to $199 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Mississippi company in Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Mississippi?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Wisconsin?

It files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus Mississippi's good standing certificate.

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