Cheapest LLC formation in Mississippi

What does the state of Mississippi charge to form an LLC?

One fee always applies: $50 for the Certificate of Formation. No provider can discount it, and every package price on this page is quoted before it.

The state doesn't publish an expedite tier or fee for LLC filings, and online filings that need staff review are handled generally within 24 hours. Paper costs the same fee but is slower: paper filings take significantly longer.⁴

A name reservation, at $25, is optional. It only helps if you want to hold a name before you are ready to file. When you are ready, filing the certificate directly makes it unnecessary.⁵

An LLC already formed in another state pays a different and larger fixed fee, $250, to register in Mississippi, instead of the formation fee.⁵

The yearly report adds nothing. Mississippi's annual report carries no fee for a domestic LLC (Annual Report (F0108), $0 for domestic LLCs, due April 15, online only), so a Mississippi LLC's fixed state filing cost after year one is $0. Taxes are a separate subject that this page doesn't cover; the Department of Revenue or an accountant can say what applies. If you are weighing a neighboring state, its own rules are on the Louisiana registered agent page.⁵

What raises the cost of a Mississippi LLC?

With a low filing fee and a free report, the bill grows mainly through what you buy: a paid agent, a provider's rush handling, a report-filing service and package add-ons. A missed deadline can add a reinstatement fee too.

The registered agent

This is the cost that recurs. A Mississippi LLC must keep an agent on file, because going without one for 60 days or more is grounds for administrative dissolution. There are three ways to cover it.⁶

1. Act as your own agent. Under Miss. Code Ann. § 79-35-2, an individual who isn't on the commercial list is a noncommercial agent, so an owner can serve at no cost, though your own address then goes in the agent field and you need to be there to receive legal papers. The Mississippi registered agent guide explains the rules.⁷
2. Take a first year bundled with formation, then pay the provider's renewal.
3. Buy agent service on its own at the prices in the table below.

Switching later is cheap. The Statement of Change (F0010) costs $10. File it before you cancel the old service, so the LLC is never without an agent. How to change a registered agent walks through the order.^{1, 5}

A paid filing service for a free report

Several providers sell annual report filing, and in Mississippi the whole price is service fee because the state charges $0. Their published prices differ widely.

• ZenBusiness, Annual Report Filing $100 per report⁸
• LegalZoom, $99 + state filing fees, bills once⁹
• InCorp, $89 + state fees¹⁰
• Northwest, $100 + state fees, charged at filing¹¹
• Harbor Compliance, $199 per state per year plus filing fees¹²

The report is due April 15 each year and filed online only. It comes pre-populated with the company's existing record, so filing it yourself costs nothing but a short online session.^{4, 5, 13}

Rush handling

The state doesn't publish an expedite option, so a provider's rush fee pays for a shorter wait in that provider's own queue. For a cheapest package with handling of a week or more, filing yourself online can be faster than paying to upgrade.

Add-ons and trials

Checkouts commonly offer an EIN, an operating agreement, a business address and compliance subscriptions. Free trials can turn into yearly charges: Swyft Filings includes a trial of ComplianceGuard $199/year (14-day free trial then auto-charged), and ZenBusiness's Starter includes Worry-Free Compliance free for 1 year (then $199/yr). Put the end date of any trial in your calendar.^{14, 15}

A missed deadline

The state doesn't publish a late fee for the report (No late fee listed), but a report still missing 60 days after due date is grounds for administrative dissolution. Reinstatement costs $50 (F0109), and certain LLCs also need a tax clearance letter from the Department of Revenue. A free report filed on time is the cheapest outcome; staying compliant in Mississippi has the calendar.^{5, 13}

Which providers have the lowest published prices for a Mississippi LLC?

The table lists each provider's published agent price, renewal and lowest-priced formation package. Rows follow our score, highest first, with ties in editorial order; they are not sorted by price.

For each provider, here is what its lowest option adds to the $50 state fee in year one and what keeps billing after that.

Tailor Brands. Lite is $0 plus state fees. No agent is listed with it, so add $199/year or act as your own agent. Essential, at $199/yr plus state fees, recurs each year and includes report filing. See the Tailor Brands review.^{16, 17}

ZenBusiness. Starter is $0 + state fees (does not renew), with the agent as an add-on (+$199/yr). LLCs it forms get 50% off the first year ($99), and it then renews at $199/yr. See the ZenBusiness review.^{15, 18}

LegalZoom. The lowest package, $0 + state filing fees, covers the Articles of organization. Its agent is $249/year (first-time registered agent customers) and renews at the purchase rate each year; rate subject to change. See the LegalZoom review.^{19, 20}

Bizee. Basic is $0 + state fee, with the agent free for the first year with any Bizee formation package. In year one the state fee is the only required charge; from year two the agent renewal of $149/year (ongoing annual fee) becomes the main cost. See the Bizee review.^{3, 21}

Swyft Filings. Basic is $0 + state fees. The agent is billed quarterly at $149 per quarter ($596/year), so compare the yearly figure, and the packages don't list an agent. See the Swyft Filings review.^{22, 23}

doola. Starter is $297/yr and includes the agent, but the whole plan renews each year, so year two costs the plan price again. See the doola review.²⁴

Northwest Registered Agent. Formation is $39 + State Fees, described on its corporation page as a total that includes one year of registered agent service; confirm that applies to an LLC. Its agent alone is $125 per year. Its terms say agent customers are automatically enrolled in Compliance Services (annual report filing), billed in annual auto-pay; that report service is $100 + state fees, charged at filing, worth checking given Mississippi's free report. See the Northwest review.^{11, 25, 26, 27, 28}

Rocket Lawyer. Its first registration is free with a Rocket Lawyer membership. Standard is $149/year without an agent; the agent ($125 with a Plus or Pro membership) needs Plus at $249/year or Pro at $349/year. See the Rocket Lawyer review.^{29, 30, 31}

InCorp Services. Formation is priced starting at $99 plus state fees, with the registered agent sold separately at $129 per state per year. InCorp calls that a $129 per year flat rate, while its terms say service is billed at then-current fee unless a cancellation condition is met. See the InCorp review.^{32, 33, 34, 35}

Harbor Compliance. Formation starts at $99 plus state fees. The agent is $99 first year (new customers), then $159 annually, and stopping it takes notice at least 90 days before the end of the current term. See the Harbor Compliance review.^{36, 37, 38}

Agent-only prices nationwide are on cheapest registered agent services, and full package comparisons for this state are on Mississippi LLC formation services.