North Carolina

Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0200

North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Mississippi

An LLC formed in North Carolina that wants to do business in Mississippi files Form F0200, with $250 in state fees. Mississippi also asks for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your North Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What North Carolina and Mississippi each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form F0200, Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Mississippi
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.ms.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	April 15	April 15
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with Mississippi

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our Mississippi order. Mississippi counts 180 days from the day North Carolina issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form F0200
It lists us as your Mississippi registered agent, next to your North Carolina name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The North Carolina certificate comes first; then the Mississippi filing goes in. After approval, your North Carolina LLC is registered with Mississippi.

First-year cost, North Carolina to Mississippi

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Certificate of Existence, paid to North Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Mississippi registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Carolina certificate included	$459

Your North Carolina name and Mississippi's rules

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

Your Mississippi agent and the North Carolina one

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

Staying in good standing in North Carolina and Mississippi

Each year your LLC files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Mississippi comes to $602 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Mississippi

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

Registering a Mississippi company in North Carolina

An LLC formed in Mississippi that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Mississippi

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Mississippi?

Yes, once a North Carolina 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 $10 to North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $459 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Mississippi wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Mississippi?

$602 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $203 to North Carolina and $250 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Mississippi?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

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