How Much Does an LLC Cost in Mississippi

How Much Does an LLC Cost in Mississippi?

A Mississippi LLC costs $50 to form and as little as $0 per year to maintain. The $50 filing fee covers the Certificate of Formation with the Mississippi Secretary of State. Domestic LLCs then file a mandatory annual report for free, so the minimum yearly cost is zero if you serve as your own registered agent.

The table below breaks down every core cost. Rows marked one-time hit you once; annual rows recur.

What Is the Mississippi Certificate of Formation Fee?

The Mississippi Certificate of Formation costs $50, a flat statutory fee set by the Mississippi Legislature, per the Mississippi Secretary of State fee schedule. You file it online through the Secretary of State portal, and the fee is identical whether you file online or mail a printed form. This is the document officially called the Certificate of Formation, commonly known as the Articles of Organization in other states.

Mississippi processes online filings the same day, often within minutes, and charges no expedite fee, per the Mississippi Secretary of State FAQs. Mailed paper filings take significantly longer to process, so online is the faster path at the same $50 price.

How Much Does a Registered Agent Cost in Mississippi?

A registered agent is legally required in Mississippi, and it costs $0 if you serve yourself or $99–$249 per year for a commercial service. The agent needs a physical Mississippi street address, no P.O. boxes, and must be available during business hours. Serving yourself is free but puts your home address on the public record. Switching agents later costs a one-time $10 filing.

Commercial pricing spans a wide range, anchored to published vendor rates.

How Much Is the Mississippi LLC Annual Report Fee?

A domestic Mississippi LLC files its annual report for $0; a foreign (out-of-state) LLC pays $250, per the Mississippi Secretary of State fee schedule. The filing window opens January 1 and the report is due April 15 each year through the online portal. The report is mandatory even though it is free for domestic LLCs.

Mississippi charges no late fee. But an unfiled report leaves the LLC exposed to administrative dissolution, per the Mississippi Secretary of State annual report page. Reinstating a dissolved domestic LLC then costs $50. All Mississippi annual reports must be filed online.

How Much Does an EIN Cost for a Mississippi LLC?

An Employer Identification Number (EIN) costs $0. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issues EINs free online in minutes through its EIN application page. You need one to open a business bank account, hire employees, or file federal taxes. Third-party services that charge $50 to $100 for an EIN are simply reselling a free government service.

Commenda can pull your EIN as part of formation. See the EIN for LLC guide for the steps and required details.

How Much Does a Mississippi LLC Name Reservation Cost?

A Mississippi LLC name reservation costs $25 and holds your chosen name for 180 days, per the Mississippi Secretary of State fee schedule. It is optional and useful when you want to lock in a name before filing. You may renew it once for another 180 days by filing within the 30 days before it expires, under Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-111.

Transferring a reservation to another person also costs $25, per the same fee schedule. Check availability first with Commenda’s company name checker.

How Much Does an Operating Agreement Cost in Mississippi?

An operating agreement costs $0 with a free template or $50 to $200 for an attorney-drafted version. Mississippi law does not require one, but it is strongly recommended for multi-member LLCs because it sets ownership, management, and profit rules in writing. The document is internal, so you never file it with the state or pay a state fee.

For what an agreement should cover, see Commenda’s LLC operating agreement requirements by state.

How Much Does a DBA Cost in Mississippi?

A DBA (Doing Business As), officially a fictitious business name, costs $25 to register with the Mississippi Secretary of State, per its fee schedule. Filing is optional under Mississippi law but gives public notice when you operate under a name other than your legal LLC name. Any amendment or withdrawal of the registration costs $25 each.

What Business License Fees Does a Mississippi LLC Pay?

Mississippi charges $0 for a statewide general business license because it does not issue one. Your costs are local: cities and counties set their own privilege licenses by business type. The City of Southaven, for example, publishes clear tiers in its privilege license fee schedule.

Regulated professions such as healthcare, construction, and accounting pay separate licensing fees. Check the rate with your specific Mississippi licensing board.

Does a Mississippi Sales Tax Permit Cost Anything?

A Mississippi sales tax permit costs $0. You register free through the Mississippi Department of Revenue (DOR) Taxpayer Access Point (TAP) portal if you sell taxable goods or services. Businesses without a permanent location may have to post a surety or cash bond. Mississippi’s state sales tax rate is 7%, per the Mississippi Department of Revenue.

What Taxes Does a Mississippi LLC Pay?

Mississippi levies no franchise tax on LLCs, and default pass-through LLCs pay no entity-level income tax. Members instead pay Mississippi personal income tax at 4.4% flat above $10,000 for 2025, dropping to 4.0% in 2026 under House Bill 1 (2025), the Build Up Mississippi Act. An LLC that elects C-corporation treatment pays corporate income tax.

How Much Does It Cost to Maintain a Mississippi LLC Per Year?

The minimum recurring cost is $0. A domestic Mississippi LLC files its annual report for free, and serving as your own registered agent adds nothing. A typical setup with a paid registered agent runs $99 to $249 per year. Mississippi is one of the cheapest states in the country to keep an LLC alive.

Budget past the $50 filing fee, though. Local privilege licenses, sales and income taxes, and business insurance are real running costs. Commenda’s compliance calendar tracks the April 15 annual report deadline so you never trip the dissolution rule.

What Is the Cheapest Way to Form an LLC in Mississippi?

The cheapest way costs $50 total, the price of the Certificate of Formation alone. You skip every optional fee by handling four steps yourself. This DIY path keeps a Mississippi LLC at its statutory floor.

• File the Certificate of Formation online yourself: $50
• Serve as your own registered agent: $0
• Use a free operating agreement template: $0
• Get your EIN directly from the IRS: $0

What Hidden Fees Should Mississippi LLC Owners Expect?

Mississippi has few hidden fees, but four Secretary of State filings and two traps catch owners off guard. The most common surprise is a $50 reinstatement after missing the free annual report. All Secretary of State figures below come from its published fee schedule.

How Much Does a Mississippi LLC Cost for Non-Residents?

Non-residents pay the same $50 formation fee and the same state fees as residents. They almost always add a commercial registered agent at $99 to $249 per year because they lack a Mississippi street address. Registering an existing out-of-state LLC as a foreign LLC instead costs $250, plus a Certificate of Good Standing from the home state issued within six months.

A foreign LLC must appoint a Mississippi-based registered agent and file the $250 annual report each year, per the Mississippi Secretary of State fee schedule. If you are relocating an entity, read Commenda’s guide on how to move an LLC or corporation to another state.

Foreign-owned Mississippi LLCs carry extra federal obligations, too. They must file additional IRS disclosure forms such as Form 5472, where a missed filing carries penalties as high as $25,000. Foreign owners also typically elect C-corp tax treatment instead of pass-through status, since pass-through treatment pushes US tax obligations onto the foreign parent and creates a compliance headache. And EIN issuance for a foreign national without a Social Security Number (SSN) typically takes 6 to 8 weeks through the IRS, sometimes 10 to 12 weeks, though using a US-based individual with an SSN as a temporary responsible party can shorten that to 2 to 5 days.

What Do LLC Formation Services Charge in Mississippi?

DIY formation costs $50 in state fees. Formation services add roughly $0 to $300 on top, depending on the tier. Free tiers upsell registered agent and compliance add-ons; flat-fee services bundle them. Prices below reflect each vendor’s published entry rate plus the $50 state fee.

Is Mississippi a Cheap State to Form an LLC?

Yes. At $50 to form and $0 per year to maintain a domestic LLC, Mississippi undercuts the popular incorporation states. Delaware, Wyoming, and Florida all charge higher filing fees and mandatory annual costs. Forming in your home state usually beats them, because out-of-state formation forces a second, foreign registration that costs $250 in Mississippi.

Compare more states in Commenda’s LLC filing fees by state and its guide to the best state to start an LLC.

How Much Does Business Insurance Cost for a Mississippi LLC?

Business insurance is not a state fee, but it is a real running cost. Mississippi small businesses average about $42 per month for general liability (GL) coverage at $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, per Insureon. Workers’ compensation runs roughly $1.27 per $100 of payroll, per Insureon, and scales with industry risk and payroll size.

Form Your Mississippi LLC with Commenda

Commenda’s incorporation service handles your Mississippi Certificate of Formation, registered agent setup, EIN, and annual report reminders with flat, transparent pricing. You get certainty that every filing is handled, from formation through the April 15 annual report, without stitching together separate vendors.

See the live rate and start on Commenda’s US LLC registration page, and track every deadline with the compliance calendar.

Book a demo to get a flat, all-in quote for your Mississippi LLC at commenda.io/book-a-demo.