Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0200

Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Mississippi

To do business in Mississippi, an LLC formed in Maine registers there on Form F0200, with $250 in state fees. Mississippi also wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Maine records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maine vs Mississippi: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Form F0200, Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$30	$250 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.ms.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	June 1	April 15
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

From Maine to Mississippi, step by step

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our Mississippi order. Mississippi accepts it within 180 days of Maine's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form F0200
It lists us as your Mississippi registered agent, next to your Maine name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Maine's certificate is in hand, Mississippi's filing goes in. Once Mississippi approves it, the Maine company can do business there.

Mississippi costs for Maine companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of Mississippi registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$479

Your Maine name and Mississippi's rules

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

Your Mississippi agent and the Maine one

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and Mississippi

Each year your LLC files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus Mississippi comes to $484 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Mississippi

A corporation formed in Maine files Form F0002 with Mississippi ($500 in state fees). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Maine

An LLC formed in Mississippi that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Maine company need to register in Mississippi?

Yes, once a Maine 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 $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $479 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Mississippi wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Mississippi?

$484 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $250 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Mississippi?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

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