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Forming an LLC in Mississippi from outside the United States.
Here's what Mississippi charges to form and keep a company, what it asks for every year, and what its public record shows about you. You'll also get a straight answer on whether a founder abroad should form here at all.
See why founders abroad choose Wyoming The Mississippi figures
01The figures
What does a Mississippi LLC cost to form and keep?
State fees for a domestic LLC filed online, checked against the Mississippi Secretary of State in September 2026.
- Filing fee
- $50
- Recurring charge
- No fee, filed yearly
- Processing
- Filings are made online and are usually approved within a few business days
- Five-year state cost
- $50
Between 1 January and 15 April each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed
As the state publishes it
The filing fee and every state charge due in the first five years
State income tax
Mississippi taxes an owner's share of profit earned in Mississippi. A non-resident owner with no Mississippi activity generally owes none, and there's no franchise tax on LLCs.
The public record
The annual report lists every manager of a manager-managed LLC, or at least one member of a member-managed one, with an address, and it's public.
Checked September 2026 against the Mississippi Secretary of State. If a figure here has changed, email us and we'll correct it.
02The straight answer
Should a founder abroad form in Mississippi?
Mississippi costs $50 to form and nothing a year in state fees, which makes it one of the cheapest states there is. The free annual report still has to be filed online by 15 April, and it names every manager, or at least one member if the members run the company. An LLC that skips it can be dissolved. On cost, Wyoming can't compete. Wyoming does keep your name off the record, though, and a bank reviewing a founder abroad is far more used to seeing it.
Mississippi is right anyway when
- You'll have staff, an office, a warehouse or property in the state
- A bank, a marketplace or a licensing body has told you the company must be formed in this state
| Mississippi | WyomingWe file here | DelawareWe file here | |
|---|---|---|---|
| To file | $50 | $102.40 | $110 |
| Every year | No fee, filed yearly | $60 a year | $400 a year |
| Five years | $50 | $342.40 | $1,710 |
| Owners public | Yes | No | No |
| State income tax | Mississippi taxes an owner's share of profit earned in Mississippi | No personal or corporate income tax | No Delaware income tax on a company that doesn't do business in Delaware |
03What we would file instead
The same company, in Wyoming.
A Wyoming LLC costs $102.40 to file, keeps owners off the public record, and is the state banks and payment processors are used to seeing from founders abroad. Here's the whole first year, from the same price list checkout uses.
| WYOMING | Starter | StandardMost chosen | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our feeCharged once, when you confirm | $289 | $499 | $1,299 |
| Wyoming filing feePaid to the state, passed through at cost | $102.40 | $102.40 | Included |
| Due on the dayBefore any extras you choose | $391.40 | $601.40 | $1,299 |
| Then, every yearOur registered agent renewal and Wyoming's yearly charge | $179 | $309 | $1,059 |
Extras are optional and asked one at a time, each with its price. Filing yours ahead of our next batch costs $75. We email you before anything renews.
04Questions
Questions about a Mississippi LLC.
If yours is not here, email us at [email protected] before you order.
Not in state fees. The annual report is free for a Mississippi LLC and due by 15 April every year, starting the year after formation. It has to be filed online, it lists the managers or at least one member, and an LLC that doesn't file can be administratively dissolved.
Yes. Mississippi, like every state, doesn't require an LLC's owners to be US citizens or residents. It does require a registered agent with a street address in Mississippi. Its recurring filing is due between 1 January and 15 April each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed.
It costs $50 to file, and nothing after that, though a free report is due every year. Over five years that comes to $50 in state charges. A Wyoming LLC costs $342.40 over the same five years.
No. We file in Wyoming and Delaware only. For a founder outside the US, they're the two states worth being in, and we'd rather know two states well than fifty a little. If your business will have staff, an office, stock or property in Mississippi, it'll need to register there whichever state formed it, and we'll tell you so before you order.
05Every state
Every other state, with its figures.
Each state's filing fee and recurring charge, as published in September 2026. Mississippi is highlighted.
Ready when you are
Form it in the state that suits you.
Most founders abroad choose Wyoming for an LLC, or Delaware for a corporation that will raise money. The order form explains the trade-off where you choose.