Start a Free LLC in Mississippi

Per the Mississippi Secretary of State, as of September 2026, Mississippi charges $50 to file the Certificate of Formation. After that, the Mississippi LLC Annual Report (Form F0108) is free to file every year. With LLC Register, formation is included in the $99-a-year Mississippi registered agent service, so year one costs $149.

Some online filings are approved within minutes, and filings that need staff review take up to 24 hours. Paper filings take significantly longer. Mississippi does not offer paid expedited processing for LLC formations. Your LLC exists once the state accepts your filing.

To start an LLC in Mississippi, choose an available name, appoint a Mississippi registered agent, and file the Certificate of Formation with the Mississippi Secretary of State for $50. Then sign an operating agreement, get a free EIN from the IRS, open a business bank account and register for any state taxes. LLC Register files it for you as part of the $99-a-year registered agent service.

Yes. You can file online through the Secretary of State's business filing portal, or on paper by mail. The Certificate of Formation costs $50.

In Mississippi you form an LLC by filing the Certificate of Formation (Form F0100) with the Mississippi Secretary of State. Other states call this document the articles of organization or the certificate of formation. The filing fee is $50.

No. Mississippi does not offer paid expedited processing for LLC formations. Some online filings are approved within minutes, and filings that need staff review take up to 24 hours. Paper filings take significantly longer.

Use the Mississippi Secretary of State's free online business name search to check whether your LLC name is available. Your Mississippi LLC name must contain "limited liability company" or the abbreviation "L.L.C." or "LLC", must be distinguishable from every other registered or reserved name on file with the Secretary of State, and may not contain words like "bank", "insurance", "trust" or "corporation".

Your Mississippi LLC name must contain "limited liability company" or the abbreviation "L.L.C." or "LLC", must be distinguishable from every other registered or reserved name on file with the Secretary of State, and may not contain words like "bank", "insurance", "trust" or "corporation". The rules are set by the Mississippi Revised Limited Liability Company Act (Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-101 et seq.)

Yes. You can reserve a name for $25 with Form F0110; the reservation lasts 180 days, and the same applicant can't reserve the same name again until 60 days after it expires. A reservation is optional; filing the formation document also secures the name.

Yes. Every Mississippi LLC must have a registered agent. Your registered agent must be a Mississippi resident individual, or a domestic or authorized foreign corporation, nonprofit corporation or LLC, with a business office identical to your registered office.

Yes. A member or manager who is a Mississippi resident can serve as the LLC's registered agent, with a business office identical to the registered office. Your address becomes public record, and someone must be there during business hours to accept legal papers.

Not as your registered agent's address. Your registered agent must be a Mississippi resident individual, or a domestic or authorized foreign corporation, nonprofit corporation or LLC, with a business office identical to your registered office. A PO box can usually serve as a mailing address, but the registered agent needs a physical address in Mississippi.

File the F0010 LLC Registered Agent/Office Statement of Change with the Mississippi Secretary of State. The fee is $10.

Serving as your own Mississippi registered agent is free if you qualify. Commercial registered agents charge a yearly fee. LLC Register's Mississippi registered agent service is $99 a year and includes LLC formation and annual report filing.

Yes. Mississippi LLCs must file the Mississippi LLC Annual Report (Form F0108) every year. There is no state fee to file it.

The Mississippi LLC Annual Report (Form F0108) is due by April 15 every year. Your first one is due by April 15 of the year after your LLC is formed. It is filed with the Mississippi Secretary of State.

Per the Mississippi Secretary of State, as of September 2026, there is no state fee to file the Mississippi LLC Annual Report (Form F0108). It is due by April 15 every year. LLC Register files it for you at no extra service fee while your registered agent service is active.

There is no late fee for a domestic LLC, but failing to file can lead to administrative dissolution; reinstatement afterward costs $50. File as soon as possible to keep your LLC in good standing.

LLCs classified as partnerships or disregarded entities do not pay Mississippi's franchise tax; only an LLC taxed as a corporation files as one for franchise tax. The tax itself is being phased out and is repealed entirely effective January 1, 2028.

Mississippi classifies an LLC the same way it is classified for federal income tax: a multi-member LLC files a Mississippi partnership return and members pay individual income tax on their share, a single-member LLC is disregarded, and an LLC electing corporate treatment files as a corporation. Federally, a single-member LLC is taxed like a sole proprietorship and a multi-member LLC like a partnership, unless it elects to be taxed as a corporation.

If you sell taxable goods or services, register for a Sales Tax Permit with the Department of Revenue through the Taxpayer Access Point (TAP); there is no application fee.

Before you hire, register for a state unemployment insurance account with the Department of Employment Security, and add income tax withholding with the Department of Revenue through TAP. You also need an EIN from the IRS before you run payroll.

It depends on your industry and location: Mississippi regulates some professions and activities through state licenses, and many cities and counties require local business licenses. Start with the Y'all Business (Mississippi Secretary of State business resource portal).

Mississippi does not require an operating agreement, and nothing is filed with the state. The law recognizes an agreement that is written, oral or implied, though the annual report does ask whether your LLC has a written one. LLC Register includes an operating agreement with every Mississippi LLC it forms.

You need an EIN if your LLC has employees or more than one member, and most banks ask for one to open a business account. A single-member LLC without employees can use the owner's Social Security number for federal taxes, but an EIN keeps it off business paperwork.

Apply for free on the IRS website once the state has approved your LLC; online applicants receive the EIN immediately. Owners without a Social Security number can apply with Form SS-4 by fax or mail.

Yes. You do not have to live in Mississippi or be a U.S. citizen to form a Mississippi LLC. You do need a registered agent with a physical address in Mississippi. Non-U.S. owners without a Social Security number apply for an EIN with IRS Form SS-4.

Yes. Mississippi allows an LLC with a single owner. By default the IRS taxes a single-member LLC like a sole proprietorship, reported on the owner's personal return.

No. Mississippi's Revised Limited Liability Company Act has no series LLC provisions.

Yes. Licensed professionals can form a professional LLC under Article 9 of the Mississippi Revised Limited Liability Company Act.

No. Mississippi does not require newspaper publication to form an LLC.

Order a Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence from the Mississippi Secretary of State for $25. Banks, lenders and other states often ask for one as proof your LLC is current with the state.

An LLC formed in another state registers to do business in Mississippi by filing the Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form F0200) with the Mississippi Secretary of State. The fee is $250, and the LLC needs a Mississippi registered agent. A foreign LLC that does business in Mississippi without registering owes $10 a day, up to $1,000 a year, on top of the $250 registration fee.

File the Certificate of Amendment (Form F0101) with the Mississippi Secretary of State for $50. Amend when you change your LLC's name or other information in the formation document.

File the Certificate of Dissolution (Form F0103) with the Mississippi Secretary of State for $50. Before you file, wind up the business: pay debts, close tax accounts and distribute what is left to the members.

File a Fictitious Business Name Registration (Form F0070) with the Secretary of State for $25; it lasts five years and is renewable. A DBA lets your LLC trade under another name without forming a new company.

Yes. An eligible LLC can elect S corporation tax status by filing IRS Form 2553. The election can reduce self-employment tax once profits are high enough to pay yourself a reasonable salary. Mississippi classifies an LLC the same way it is classified for federal income tax: a multi-member LLC files a Mississippi partnership return and members pay individual income tax on their share, a single-member LLC is disregarded, and an LLC electing corporate treatment files as a corporation.

An LLC separates your personal assets from business debts and lawsuits, keeps pass-through taxation, and needs less paperwork than a corporation. In Mississippi it costs $50 to form and the Mississippi LLC Annual Report (Form F0108) is free every year.

A sole proprietorship costs nothing to start, but you are personally liable for the business's debts. A Mississippi LLC costs $50 to form and protects your personal assets, with the same pass-through taxes by default.

Usually not if your business operates in Mississippi. An out-of-state LLC doing business here must also register as a foreign LLC in Mississippi for $250 and keep a Mississippi registered agent, so you pay two states' fees.

No. Formation is included in the $99-a-year Mississippi registered agent service. The state still charges its $50 filing fee, which we pass through at cost.

For $99 a year plus the $50 state fee: Mississippi LLC formation in year one, a Mississippi registered agent, an operating agreement, and filing of your Mississippi LLC Annual Report (Form F0108) every year. Renewal is $99 a year. State fees are passed through at cost.

No. FinCEN has exempted companies created in the United States from beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting. Only foreign companies registered to do business in a U.S. state still have to report.

The Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division, handles LLC formations, amendments and annual filings. Its office is at 660 North Street, Jackson, MS 39201 (mailing: P.O. Box 136, Jackson, MS 39205-0136).

Yes, you should. Mixing business and personal money can weaken the liability protection your LLC gives you. Banks usually ask for your filed Certificate of Formation, your EIN and your operating agreement.