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Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

To do business in South Dakota, an LLC formed in Mississippi registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Mississippi and South Dakota each ask for

	Mississippi formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$750 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due	April 15	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with South Dakota

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Mississippi certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your South Dakota registered agent, with your Mississippi name and formation date and the certificate attached. Mississippi issues the certificate instantly, so the South Dakota filing can go in the same day. Once South Dakota approves it, the Mississippi company can do business there.

First-year cost, Mississippi to South Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, paid to Mississippi	$25
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Mississippi certificate included	$974

South Dakota's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Mississippi name work for South Dakota?

South Dakota accepts your Mississippi name if it includes 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.). If the Mississippi name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another South Dakota company uses the Mississippi name, an alternate name is allowed. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Dakota and Mississippi

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

Yearly filings: South Dakota and Mississippi

Each year your LLC files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus South Dakota comes to $204 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to South Dakota

A corporation formed in Mississippi files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and South Dakota's Annual Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Mississippi

An LLC formed in South Dakota that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Mississippi owners ask about South Dakota

Does my Mississippi company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once a Mississippi business operates there; South Dakota law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$949 at checkout plus $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $974 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants it ($25), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately; Mississippi's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and South Dakota?

$204 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Mississippi and $55 to South Dakota for the yearly reports.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Mississippi registered agent stays, and ours covers South Dakota for year one.

Will South Dakota accept my Mississippi name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Mississippi name at home. South Dakota names must include 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.).

Can I form a new South Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55), and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

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

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