Alabama

Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0200

Alabama LLC Foreign Registration in Mississippi

An LLC formed in Alabama that wants to do business in Mississippi files Form F0200, with $250 in state fees. Mississippi also wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Alabama records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Alabama and Mississippi each ask for

	Alabama formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Form F0200, Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.ms.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

From Alabama to Mississippi, step by step

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our Mississippi order. An instant Alabama certificate reaches Mississippi only hours old, well inside the limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file Form F0200
It lists us as your Mississippi registered agent, next to your Alabama name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Alabama delays the Mississippi filing. After approval, your Alabama LLC is registered with Mississippi.

Mississippi costs for Alabama companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Mississippi registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$474

Your Alabama name and Mississippi's rules

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

Agents: Mississippi and Alabama

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

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Alabama

Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year; Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year ($250). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Mississippi

A corporation formed in Alabama files Form F0002 with Mississippi ($500 in state fees). After that come Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Alabama

An LLC formed in Mississippi that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees; no Mississippi certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Alabama owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Alabama company need to register in Mississippi?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Mississippi law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register an Alabama LLC in Mississippi?

$449 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $474 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Mississippi wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Mississippi?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Mississippi's report ($250).

What if I don't register with Mississippi?

An Alabama company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Mississippi can add a penalty of $10 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alabama registered agent stays, and ours covers Mississippi for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Mississippi LLC instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps Alabama's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

Alabama companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, Mississippi's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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