Mississippi

North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form L-09

Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in North Carolina

North Carolina registers an LLC from Mississippi as a foreign LLC on Form L-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina also wants Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division using your Mississippi records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Mississippi vs North Carolina: the paperwork

	Mississippi formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form L-09
State fee	$25	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sosnc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $200, every year
Due	April 15	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: 5 to 10 business days
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with North Carolina

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our North Carolina order. Ordered from Mississippi on filing day, it easily meets North Carolina's limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file Form L-09
It lists us as your North Carolina registered agent, next to your Mississippi name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Mississippi delays the North Carolina filing. Once North Carolina approves it, the Mississippi company can do business there.

First-year cost, Mississippi to North Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$253
Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, paid to Mississippi	$25
Our service, with a year of North Carolina registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Mississippi certificate included	$477

North Carolina's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Mississippi name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina accepts your Mississippi name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Mississippi name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Agents: North Carolina and Mississippi

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and North Carolina

Each year your LLC files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus North Carolina comes to $349 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to North Carolina

A corporation formed in Mississippi files Form B-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in Mississippi

An LLC formed in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

Does my Mississippi company need to register in North Carolina?

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

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

$452 at checkout plus $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $477 in all (checkout is $253 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days; Mississippi's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and North Carolina?

$349 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Mississippi and $200 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Carolina?

A Mississippi company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and North Carolina can add a penalty of $10 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

Yes: the Mississippi registered agent stays, and ours covers North Carolina for year one.

Will North Carolina accept my Mississippi name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new North Carolina LLC instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203), and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Mississippi companies leave by filing Form L-14, Application for Certificate of Withdrawal ($10); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Mississippi's filings.

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