Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0200

Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Mississippi

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that wants to do business in Mississippi files Form F0200, with $250 in state fees. Mississippi also asks for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wisconsin vs Mississippi: the paperwork

	Wisconsin formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form F0200, Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.ms.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date	April 15
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with Mississippi

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our Mississippi order. Ordered from Wisconsin on filing day, it easily meets Mississippi's limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file Form F0200
It lists us as your Mississippi registered agent, next to your Wisconsin name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Wisconsin issues the certificate instantly, so the Mississippi filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Wisconsin LLC is registered with Mississippi.

Mississippi costs for Wisconsin companies

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

Will your Wisconsin name work for Mississippi?

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

Agents: Mississippi and Wisconsin

Wisconsin and Mississippi both call it a registered agent. Mississippi papers come to us; Wisconsin's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Wisconsin

Each year your LLC files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Mississippi comes to $424 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Mississippi

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

The other way: Mississippi into Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Mississippi that registers with Wisconsin files Form 521 with $100 in state fees; no Mississippi certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to Mississippi

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Mississippi?

Yes, once a Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $459 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Mississippi?

$424 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $250 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Mississippi?

A Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

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