Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0200

Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Mississippi

Mississippi registers an LLC from Massachusetts as a foreign LLC on Form F0200, with $250 in state fees. Mississippi also asks for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Massachusetts records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Massachusetts vs Mississippi: the paperwork

	Massachusetts formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0200, Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.ms.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization	April 15
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Massachusetts companies register with Mississippi

Order the Massachusetts certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Massachusetts separately; it is not part of our Mississippi order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($25). Mississippi accepts it within 180 days of Massachusetts'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 Massachusetts name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Massachusetts certificate comes first; then the Mississippi filing goes in. Once Mississippi approves it, the Massachusetts company can do business there.

Mississippi costs for Massachusetts companies

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

Will your Massachusetts name work for Mississippi?

We search Mississippi's records for Massachusetts's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Mississippi and Massachusetts

Mississippi calls it a registered agent; Massachusetts says resident agent. Mississippi papers come to us; Massachusetts's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Massachusetts and Mississippi

Each year your LLC files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Mississippi comes to $919 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Mississippi

A corporation formed in Massachusetts files Form F0002 with Mississippi ($500 in state fees). After that come Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Mississippi that registers with Massachusetts files Massachusetts's registration (no form number) with $520 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Massachusetts owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Mississippi?

Yes, once a Massachusetts 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 $25 to Massachusetts for the Certificate of Good Standing, $474 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Mississippi wants it ($25), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Mississippi?

$919 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $520 to Massachusetts and $250 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Mississippi?

A Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts resident agent stays, and ours covers Mississippi for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Mississippi LLC instead?

Yes, but Massachusetts keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

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