The short answer
- To form the LLC
- $50 to file the Certificate of Formation.
- Every year after
- Free (Annual Report still required), due April 15.
- If you file late
- No flat late fee from Mississippi. After one missed report, Mississippi administratively dissolves the LLC, and the state's total to reinstate it at that point is $50.
- Five years, filing it yourself
- $50: the formation fee plus five years of the state's recurring fee, with no service fees.
Start your Mississippi LLC
Our service fee and the Mississippi filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
Start your Mississippi LLCWhat's included
- Name availability check before we file
- Certificate of Formation prepared and filed with Mississippi
- Submitted within 3 business days, or the same day as an option
- Approved documents emailed, plus a private order page
- Mississippi's after-formation deadlines in writing
- A real person by email
Mississippi LLC one-time costs
What Mississippi charges once, when the LLC is formed, and the optional costs that arrive at the same time. The state fee is the same whether you file yourself or use a service.
- Amount
- $50
- Notes
- Paid to Mississippi to file the Certificate of Formation. One time.
- Amount
- Free if you serve yourself; our agent service can be added in the application
- Notes
- Required in Mississippi; a street address in the state.
- Amount
- Free if you write it, or our self-help template after checkout
- Notes
- Not filed with the state.
- Amount
- Our fee, itemized at checkout
- Notes
- Optional. Our fee and the Mississippi filing & processing appear as separate lines before you pay.
State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us. Online filing prices; a few states charge a different amount on paper.
Mississippi LLC ongoing costs
What Mississippi charges to keep the LLC in good standing, when it is due, and what the state does when a report is late or missed.
- The state's rule
- Free (Annual Report still required)
- Notes
- Filed with the Mississippi Secretary of State, every year.
- The state's rule
- April 15
- The state's rule
- None
- The state's rule
- After one missed report
- Notes
- Administrative dissolution, revocation or forfeiture by the state, after notice.
- The state's rule
- $50
- Notes
- The state's total to reinstate after one missed report: reinstatement fee plus the missed reports and penalties it requires.
- The state's rule
- None
- Notes
- Mississippi adds no LLC tax beyond the figures above.
State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us. Due rules, penalties and dissolution triggers are read from each state's statute or filing office page; the reinstatement figure is the state's own total at that point.
Mississippi LLC annual fee
Mississippi's recurring requirement: free report required yearly, due April 15. Mississippi calls the filing the Annual Report, and it goes to the Mississippi Secretary of State at corp.sos.ms.gov. The Annual Report is due April 15, every year.
If you file late: No flat late fee published; a missed report still risks loss of good standing. After one missed report, Mississippi administratively dissolves the LLC, and the state's total to reinstate it at that point is $50.
The due date, filing window and portal are covered step by step in Mississippi LLC annual report.
Other recurring obligations
- Annual Report (online only). January 1 - April 15 each year, starting the year after formation. $0 for domestic LLCs.
Mississippi LLC filing fee: $50
The filing fee is what Mississippi charges to file your Certificate of Formation, the document that creates the company. Mississippi charges $50. It is the one cost nobody can avoid: it is the same whether you file directly with the state or hire a service, and no legitimate service can waive it. Which form Mississippi uses, where it is filed and what it asks: how to register an LLC in Mississippi.
Mississippi posts its current processing times on its own site; we do not quote one.
By filing fee, Mississippi ranks 8 of 51 jurisdictions, cheapest first; the median state charges $100.
Five-year Mississippi LLC cost: $50
$50 to form, plus nothing recurring from the state, comes to $50 paid to Mississippi over five years, assuming every report is filed on time. Taxes on the company's income, licenses and a registered agent service are separate.
See your exact Mississippi total before you pay
Our service fee and the Mississippi filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay, each on its own line.
What the Mississippi state fee does not include
The filing fee buys the state's approval of the Certificate of Formation and nothing else. These are the costs that sit outside it.
- Registered agent. Mississippi requires one, with a street address in the state. Serving as your own agent is free; the address becomes public record. Our registered agent service can be added in the application. Mississippi registered agent requirements.
- Operating agreement. Not filed with the state and free if you write it yourself. Our self-help template is available after checkout.
- Business licenses and permits. Set by the city, county or licensing board for your line of business, not by the formation filing. Many Mississippi LLCs need none; a restaurant, contractor or salon usually needs several.
- Taxes. An LLC's income is taxed through its owners' returns unless it elects otherwise, and sales tax or employer registrations are separate state accounts with no formation fee attached.
- Filing service. Our fee is itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay, with same-day submission as an option. The state fee is identical either way.
How to pay less for a Mississippi LLC
- File the Certificate of Formation yourself. Mississippi takes it online at corp.sos.ms.gov for the $50 state fee alone.
- Be your own registered agent if you have a Mississippi street address and are there during business hours. The trade-off is privacy: the address goes on the public record.
- Write your own operating agreement. No state charges for it and Mississippi does not file it.
- File the Annual Report on time. Mississippi charges no late fee, but a missed report still leads to loss of good standing and dissolution.
- Form where you do business. An LLC that operates in Mississippi but is formed elsewhere must register in Mississippi as a foreign LLC anyway, paying Mississippi's registration fee and its recurring report on top of the home state's.
How Mississippi compares
By filing fee, Mississippi is number 8 of 51 jurisdictions, cheapest first. The filing fee is paid once; the recurring line is what separates states over time.
- Filing fee
- $50
- Recurring
- Free (Annual Report still required)
- Five-year total
- $50
- Filing fee
- $125
- Recurring
- $35 a year
- Five-year total
- $305
- Filing fee
- $45
- Recurring
- $150 a year
- Five-year total
- $795
- Filing fee
- $300 minimum
- Recurring
- $50 per member a year, $300 minimum to $3,000 maximum
- Five-year total
- $1,800 for one member
- Filing fee
- $200
- Recurring
- None
- Five-year total
- $228
State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us.
Every state's fee is in LLC cost by state, and the case for and against forming elsewhere is in cheapest states to form an LLC.
Filing yourself vs. using us
Filing directly with Mississippi costs only the state's own fee: $50. The state takes formations at corp.sos.ms.gov. Through us, you pay our service fee plus the Mississippi filing & processing, for the name check, the Certificate of Formation prepared and submitted, the approved documents emailed to you and Mississippi's deadlines in writing. Both lines are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
Sources
State fees verified October 2026; page last updated November 1, 2026. The figures above are read from Mississippi's own fee schedule, forms and statutes:
- sos.ms.gov (sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Business/FeeSchedule.pdf)
- sos.ms.gov (sos.ms.gov/business-services/business-faqs)
- sos.ms.gov (sos.ms.gov/business-services/annual-reports)
- corp.sos.ms.gov (corp.sos.ms.gov/corpconv/portal/c/ExecuteWorkflow.aspx?workflowid=g12dbd558-fa5d...)
- sos.ms.gov (sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Business/Business%20Entities%20(Clean).pdf)
- corp.sos.ms.gov (Mississippi Secretary of State, Annual Report filing)
Standard Filings is a filing service, not a law firm. This page is general information from each state's published filing rules and fee schedules, not legal or tax advice.
Mississippi LLC cost FAQ
How much does it cost to start an LLC in Mississippi?+
Mississippi charges $50. That is the state's own fee and it is the same whether you file yourself or use a service. If you have us file it, our service fee and the Mississippi filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
Does Mississippi charge an annual fee for an LLC?+
Mississippi requires the Annual Report every year but charges nothing to file it on time. Skipping it still has consequences: after one missed report, Mississippi administratively dissolves the LLC, and the state's total to reinstate it at that point is $50.
When is the Mississippi LLC annual report due?+
The Annual Report is due April 15, every year.
What is the late penalty for a Mississippi LLC report?+
Mississippi charges no flat late fee for a late LLC report. After one missed report, Mississippi administratively dissolves the LLC, and the state's total to reinstate it at that point is $50.
Is there a franchise tax in Mississippi?+
No. Mississippi charges no franchise, privilege or LLC tax on top of its Annual Report; the LLC's income is taxed through its owners' returns in the ordinary way, and any state income tax registration is separate from the formation and report fees here.
How much is a registered agent in Mississippi?+
Nothing from the state: Mississippi charges no fee for naming a registered agent. Serving as your own agent is free if you have a street address in Mississippi and are there during business hours; the address becomes public record. A commercial registered agent charges a yearly fee that the agent sets, in exchange for keeping its Mississippi address on the record and forwarding what arrives.
Can I file the Mississippi Certificate of Formation myself?+
Yes. Mississippi accepts the Certificate of Formation directly from business owners at corp.sos.ms.gov, and you pay only the state's $50 fee. Mississippi posts its current processing times on its own site; we do not quote one.
What does your service add to the state fee?+
Our service fee covers a name availability check, your Certificate of Formation prepared and filed, the approved documents emailed to you, and Mississippi's deadlines in writing. The Mississippi filing & processing is a separate line, and both are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Fees change; confirm the current amount with Mississippi before you rely on it.
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