Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0200

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Mississippi

To do business in Mississippi, an LLC formed in Montana registers there on Form F0200, with $250 in state fees. Mississippi also asks for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Montana and Mississippi each ask for

	Montana formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form F0200, Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$250 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.ms.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	April 15	April 15
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Montana companies register with Mississippi

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Mississippi order. Mississippi counts 180 days from the day Montana issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form F0200
It names us as your Mississippi registered agent, with your Montana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Montana certificate comes first; then the Mississippi filing goes in. After approval, your Montana LLC is registered with Mississippi.

Mississippi costs for Montana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of Mississippi registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$454

Your Montana name and Mississippi's rules

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

Agents: Mississippi and Montana

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

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Montana

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Mississippi comes to $419 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Mississippi

A corporation formed in Montana files Form F0002 with Mississippi ($500 in state fees). After that come Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Montana

An LLC formed in Mississippi that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no Mississippi certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Montana to Mississippi

Does my Montana company need to register in Mississippi?

Yes, once a Montana 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 $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $454 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Mississippi wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Mississippi?

$419 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Montana and $250 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Mississippi?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

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