Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0200

Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Mississippi

Mississippi registers an LLC from Pennsylvania as a foreign LLC on Form F0200, with $250 in state fees. Mississippi also asks for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Pennsylvania and Mississippi side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form F0200, Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$40	$250 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.ms.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	September 30	April 15
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Mississippi registered agent

From Pennsylvania to Mississippi, step by step

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Mississippi order. Mississippi counts 180 days from the day Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Pennsylvania's certificate is in hand, Mississippi's filing goes in. Once Mississippi approves it, the Pennsylvania company can do business there.

Mississippi costs for Pennsylvania companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Mississippi registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$489

Your Pennsylvania name and Mississippi's rules

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

Agents: Mississippi and Pennsylvania

Mississippi calls it a registered agent; Pennsylvania says registered office. Your current registered office stays for Pennsylvania; ours takes Mississippi's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Mississippi comes to $406 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Mississippi

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files Form F0002 with Mississippi ($500 in state fees). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Mississippi company in Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Mississippi that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Mississippi certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Mississippi?

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

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

$449 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $489 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Mississippi wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Mississippi?

$406 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $250 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Mississippi?

A Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Mississippi for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Mississippi LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

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