Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0200

Iowa LLC Foreign Registration in Mississippi

Mississippi registers an LLC from Iowa as a foreign LLC on Form F0200, with $250 in state fees. Mississippi also wants Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Iowa records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Iowa and Mississippi each ask for

	Iowa formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	Form F0200, Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$250 at order
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	sos.ms.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $30, every two years	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	April 1 of odd-numbered years	April 15
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

From Iowa to Mississippi, step by step

Order the Iowa certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Iowa separately; it is not part of our Mississippi order. An instant Iowa certificate reaches Mississippi only hours old, well inside the limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file Form F0200
It names us as your Mississippi registered agent, with your Iowa name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Iowa delays the Mississippi filing. Once Mississippi approves it, the Iowa company can do business there.

First-year cost, Iowa to Mississippi

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Certificate of Existence, paid to Iowa	$5
Our service, with a year of Mississippi registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Iowa certificate included	$454

Will your Iowa name work for Mississippi?

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

Agents: Mississippi and Iowa

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

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Iowa

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30); Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year ($250). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Mississippi

A corporation formed in Iowa files Form F0002 with Mississippi ($500 in state fees). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($60) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Iowa

An LLC formed in Mississippi that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0010 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Iowa to Mississippi

Does my Iowa company need to register in Mississippi?

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

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

$449 at checkout plus $5 to Iowa for the Certificate of Existence, $454 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Iowa's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Mississippi wants Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Mississippi?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($30, every two years) and Mississippi's report ($250).

What if I don't register with Mississippi?

An Iowa 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 Iowa 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 Iowa keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps Iowa's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

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