The appointment and maintenance of an in-state registered agent is required

Doing business in Mississippi can be a rewarding venture for entrepreneurs. With the lowest cost of living in the nation and low corporate tax rate, the state is an affordable place to do business in. It also ranks highly for success, 81% of entrepreneurs remain active after their first 12 months. However, doing business in Mississippi requires compliance with many federal, state, and local requirements.

CT Corporation's reliable, professional Registered Agent services ensure that you won’t miss a critical filing and endanger your business’ good standing and its right to defend itself in court. You'll benefit from monitoring tools and services that ensure insight into your business compliance so you’re always in control. With a professional Registered Agent, you can have the confidence of knowing that you’re aware of and on top of your compliance obligations.

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Registered agent services

Easily appoint your registered agent online within 10 minutes

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  • Registered agent services - includes a registered agent location within the state to receive legal and critical business communications and a dedicated team to receive and route all service of process legal notifications

  • Online portal - compliance portal to keep your business compliant 24/7

  • Name availability check - verification and reservation of desired business name within the state

    Not included

  • Incorporation services - completion and filing of all legal documents and Articles of Incorporation with the state

    Not included

  • Qualification services - preparation and filing of all qualification documents with the state

    Not included
Registered agent and incorporation filing

Our incorporation experts are here to help you start your business with a solid and smart foundation

Order Online - $788 +state fees*

  • Registered agent services - includes a registered agent location within the state to receive legal and critical business communications and a dedicated team to receive and route all service of process legal notifications

  • Online portal - compliance portal to keep your business compliant 24/7

  • Name availability check - verification and reservation of desired business name within the state

  • Incorporation services - completion and filing of all legal documents and Articles of Incorporation with the state

  • Qualification services - preparation and filing of all qualification documents with the state

    Not included
Registered agent and qualification filing

Legally register an existing business in another state

Order Online - $808 +state fees*

  • Registered agent services - includes a registered agent location within the state to receive legal and critical business communications and a dedicated team to receive and route all service of process legal notifications

  • Online portal - compliance portal to keep your business compliant 24/7

  • Name availability check - verification and reservation of desired business name within the state

  • Incorporation services - completion and filing of all legal documents and Articles of Incorporation with the state

    Not included

  • Qualification services - preparation and filing of all qualification documents with the state

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Roadmap to compliance
What to look for when choosing a Mississippi registered agent

A registered agent should be reliable, accurate, and consistent.  They must always be available and physically present at the registered office during normal business hours. This ensures any hand-delivered legal documents get proper attention. 

 

They must also know all business entity and compliance rules, have professionally trained staff with expert knowledge on how to properly handle and forward SOP papers, have state-of-the-art processes in place to deliver crucial documents to you, and to follow-up with you regarding delivery. 

 

It is also important to have a registered agent that has the coverage and expertise to support your business as it expands into other states where additional registration is often necessary.  
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The importance of having a Mississippi registered agent

Having a professional registered agent ensures that things such as personal emergencies, vacations, business trips, and meetings never leave your company without this physical presence. Keep in mind, a lawsuit can proceed against you, even if your registered agent is not available to receive service. You may lose the opportunity to defend yourself in court or incur extra legal fees.

 

In addition to the registered agent’s statutory responsibilities of receiving and forwarding documents, professional service companies often provide a full range of services for LLCs, corporations, and other types of business entities to help them with their compliance needs. The right professional services company can help you stay in compliance and make sure all of your documents are handled correctly.
Foreign qualification requires expert support
You can rely on CT Corporation to:
  • Record your registered agent information with the state—essential to keep your business in good standing
  • Receive state documents and legal notices, including Service of Process and wage garnishment notices, and promptly relay them to your designated contacts—so nothing gets overlooked
  • Monitor laws and regulations—to make sure you aren’t caught off guard by changes
  • Designate a specific team to serve as your go-to resource for answers to your questions—you won’t get the round around
  • Customize your registered agent services if you wish to include alerts of upcoming deadlines and forwarding of business documents—so you’ll have less to manage

Legislative updates

Senate Bill 2626, effective March 17, 2021, provides that unless prohibited by the bylaws a corporation may hold an annual or special shareholders’ meeting by electronic transmission or remote communication.

Senate Bill 2510, effective June 23, 2020, revises the grounds for administrative revocation of the registration of a foreign limited liability company.

 

Case summaries

Principal Place of Business
Weeks, Inc. v. Lewis, No. 2020-IA-013337, decided March 24, 2022. The Mississippi Supreme Court held that a corporation’s principal place of business, for venue purposes, is the county in which it actually conducts business. Therefore, the corporation’s principal place of business was not located in the county the corporation listed on its filings with the Mississippi Secretary of State as its principal office. The address the corporation listed was actually the address of its CPA, who handled the corporation’s correspondence and filings with Secretary of State. The corporation conducted no business from this location. Instead it operated solely out of an office in a different county.

Revocation and Reinstatement
Jourdan River Estates, LLC v. Favre, No. 2017-CA-01386, decided September 26, 2019. The Mississippi Supreme Court held (1) a court can judicially notice that a foreign LLC was administratively revoked at the time of filing its complaint and then reinstated and (2) the issue of whether the LLC could maintain its suit was one of capacity and not standing and could be waived.

Other notices

The Secretary of State’s office is warning the business community, especially LLCs, to be cautious of what it states is a misleading mailer sent by a private entity offering to prepare 2021 annual reports for a $75 fee.

November 12, 2020 — The Secretary of State’s Office has posted a warning on its website urging the business community, especially LLCs, to be cautious of a mailer from a private entity offering to prepare 2021 annual reports for a fee. The warning states that this mailing is not authorized by the Secretary of State’s office.

August 6, 2020 — The Mississippi Secretary of State issued a press release warning new businesses about a company soliciting “2020 Certificate of Existence Request Forms”. The press release calls this solicitation “misleading” and states that it was not sent or authorized by the SOS office.
February 25, 2020 — The Secretary of State’s Office has issued a warning to businesses of what it refers to as “recent Certificate of Existence scams”. The warning includes a copy of a mailing which the Office calls misleading.

 

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