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Foreign registration · Form F0200

Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Mississippi

Mississippi registers an LLC from Tennessee as a foreign LLC on Form F0200, with $250 in state fees. Mississippi also wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Tennessee records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Tennessee and Mississippi each ask for

	Tennessee formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Form F0200, Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$250 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.ms.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Tennessee companies register with Mississippi

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

Mississippi costs for Tennessee companies

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

Will your Tennessee name work for Mississippi?

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

Your Mississippi agent and the Tennessee one

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

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Tennessee

Each year your LLC files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Mississippi comes to $699 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Mississippi

A corporation formed in Tennessee files Form F0002 with Mississippi ($500 in state fees). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Mississippi company in Tennessee

An LLC formed in Mississippi that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Mississippi

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Mississippi?

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

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

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

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Mississippi wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Mississippi?

$699 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Tennessee and $250 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Mississippi?

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

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

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