Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0200

Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in Mississippi

To do business in Mississippi, an LLC formed in Kentucky registers there on Form F0200, with $250 in state fees. Mississippi also asks for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Kentucky records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kentucky and Mississippi side by side

	Kentucky formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Form F0200, Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.ms.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	On or before June 30	April 15
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Kentucky companies register with Mississippi

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our Mississippi order. Mississippi accepts it within 180 days of Kentucky's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form F0200
It names us as your Mississippi registered agent, with your Kentucky name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Kentucky's certificate is in hand, Mississippi's filing goes in. Once Mississippi approves it, the Kentucky company can do business there.

Mississippi costs for Kentucky companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Certificate of Existence, paid to Kentucky	$10
Our service, with a year of Mississippi registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kentucky certificate included	$459

Your Kentucky name and Mississippi's rules

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

Agents: Mississippi and Kentucky

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Mississippi

Each year your LLC files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Mississippi comes to $414 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Mississippi

A corporation formed in Kentucky files Form F0002 with Mississippi ($500 in state fees). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Mississippi company in Kentucky

An LLC formed in Mississippi that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Mississippi certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Mississippi?

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

How much does it cost to register a Kentucky LLC in Mississippi?

$449 at checkout plus $10 to Kentucky for the Certificate of Existence, $459 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Mississippi wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Mississippi?

$414 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $250 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Mississippi?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

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