Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form CD 241

Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in Georgia

Georgia registers an LLC from Mississippi as a foreign LLC on Form CD 241, with $235 in state fees. Georgia asks nothing of Mississippi here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Mississippi and Georgia side by side

	Mississippi formed here	Georgia registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form CD 241, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$235 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Georgia
Paid expedite		2-business-day $120, same-day $275, 1-hour $1,200
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.ga.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Registration, $60, every year
Due	April 15	April 1
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Georgia registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with Georgia

We prepare and file Form CD 241
It names us as your Georgia registered agent, with your Mississippi name and formation date. No Mississippi paperwork holds up the Georgia filing. Once Georgia approves it, the Mississippi company can do business there.

Will your Mississippi name work for Georgia?

Georgia can hold a name for 30 days for $25 before you file.

Agents: Georgia and Mississippi

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Georgia

Each year your LLC files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Georgia's Annual Registration ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus Georgia comes to $209 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering a Georgia company in Mississippi

An LLC formed in Georgia that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Mississippi owners ask about Georgia

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Georgia?

Yes, once a Mississippi business operates there; Georgia registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Georgia registration cost?

$434 at checkout, with nothing to pay Mississippi.

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

No, Georgia takes Form CD 241 without it.

How long does the Georgia registration take?

Georgia's online processing takes about 7 business days; nothing comes from Mississippi first. Paid expedite: 2-business-day $120, same-day $275.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Georgia?

$209 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Mississippi and $60 to Georgia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Georgia?

A Mississippi company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Georgia can add a penalty of $500.

Does Georgia require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Georgia LLC instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60), and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Georgia later?

Mississippi companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of Certificate of Authority; until then, Georgia's report stays due alongside Mississippi's filings.

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