First LLC Guide › Mississippi
Starting an LLC in Mississippi: what you should know first
Filing a Mississippi LLC costs $50. The Annual Report costs $0 a year. Our pick is Mainstay Filing; $647 covers three years.
By kind of owner
- Side hustle
- Quiet-year cost: $199 in year 2 with Mainstay Filing, including the $0 state report in that year.
- Online business
- Required registered agent. The address has to be a physical Mississippi street address that is the agent's business office. P.O. boxes are not accepted.
- Startup
- Filing: Certificate of Formation (F0100) with the Mississippi Secretary of State. Write the operating agreement before you open the bank account.
- First-time owner
- Report due: April 15.
Questions
Best LLC formation service in Mississippi for a first-time owner?
Mainstay Filing: $249 in year 1 including the $50 filing fee, $199 in year 2.
Sources
- Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-201 (Revised Mississippi Limited Liability Company Act); filing fee set by Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-1203(1)(d) (multira state research spine): www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/pol_res/llcs/1revisedLLCact.pdf, checked August 12, 2026
- Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division (multira state research spine): www.sos.ms.gov/business-services/annual-reports, checked August 12, 2026
- Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division (multira state research spine): www.sos.ms.gov/business-services/business-faqs, checked August 12, 2026
- Mississippi yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source read 2026-10-01: www.sos.ms.gov/news/warning-misleading-annual-report-mailers-0, checked October 1, 2026
- Mississippi registered agent statute (Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-113): www.sos.ms.gov/business-services-external-affairs/registered-agents, checked October 20, 2026