Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0200

South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Mississippi

Mississippi registers an LLC from South Dakota as a foreign LLC on Form F0200, with $250 in state fees. Mississippi also asks for South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Dakota vs Mississippi: the paperwork

	South Dakota formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Form F0200, Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$250 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Mississippi
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.ms.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year	April 15
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

From South Dakota to Mississippi, step by step

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Mississippi order. Mississippi accepts it within 180 days of South Dakota'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 Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once South Dakota's certificate is in hand, Mississippi's filing goes in. Once Mississippi approves it, the South Dakota company can do business there.

First-year cost, South Dakota to Mississippi

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, paid to South Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Mississippi registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Dakota certificate included	$469

Your South Dakota name and Mississippi's rules

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

Your Mississippi agent and the South Dakota one

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

Yearly filings: Mississippi and South Dakota

Each year your LLC files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, South Dakota plus Mississippi comes to $454 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Mississippi

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

The other way: Mississippi into South Dakota

An LLC formed in Mississippi that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about Mississippi

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Mississippi?

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

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

$449 at checkout plus $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $469 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Mississippi wants it ($20), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Mississippi?

$454 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $55 to South Dakota and $250 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Mississippi?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

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