South Carolina

Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0200

South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Mississippi

Mississippi registers an LLC from South Carolina as a foreign LLC on Form F0200, with $250 in state fees. Mississippi also wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your South Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What South Carolina and Mississippi each ask for

	South Carolina formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form F0200, Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed with Mississippi
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	sos.ms.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Mississippi registered agent

How South Carolina companies register with Mississippi

Order the South Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from South Carolina separately; it is not part of our Mississippi order. Mississippi accepts it within 180 days of South Carolina's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form F0200
It lists us as your Mississippi registered agent, next to your South Carolina name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once South Carolina's certificate is in hand, Mississippi's filing goes in. Once Mississippi approves it, the South Carolina company can do business there.

Mississippi costs for South Carolina companies

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

Your South Carolina name and Mississippi's rules

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

Agents: Mississippi and South Carolina

Mississippi calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for South Carolina; ours takes Mississippi's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Mississippi

South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs; Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year ($250). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Mississippi

A corporation formed in South Carolina files Form F0002 with Mississippi ($500 in state fees). After that come South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Mississippi into South Carolina

An LLC formed in Mississippi that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: South Carolina to Mississippi

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Mississippi?

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

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

$449 at checkout plus $10 to South Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $459 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Mississippi?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no South Carolina yearly report and Mississippi's report ($250).

What if I don't register with Mississippi?

A South 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 South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Mississippi for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Mississippi LLC instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee), and South Carolina has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

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