Mississippi Certificate of Authority/Cost

What a Mississippi certificate of authority costs, by entity and by filing

Expect $500 for a profit corporation's Mississippi certificate of authority and $100 for a nonprofit's, while a foreign LLC registers for $250. Limited partnerships and LLPs pay $250 and $250. We add $199 to prepare and file the matching form, shown as its own line at checkout beside the state's amount.

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Original filing fees

Entity	Filing	ID	Fee
Profit corporation	Certificate of authority	F0002	$500
Nonprofit corporation	Certificate of authority	F0002	$100
Limited liability company	Registration	F0200	$250
Foreign limited partnership	Registration of a foreign LP	F0300	$250
Foreign LLP	Statement of qualification	FSO720	$250

The schedule also lists a foreign business trust, which we do not cover here.

Later filings for corporations and nonprofits

Filing	ID	Fee
Agent resigns	F0038	No fee
Nonprofit status report	F0088	$25
Name reservation, corporation	F0017	$50
Moving the agent or office	F0010	$10
Agent relocates, per company	F0122	$10
Amendment to the authority	F0030	$50
Exit by withdrawal	F0015	$25
Return after dissolution or revocation	F0022	$100

A profit corporation's yearly report, F0008, is $25 and due April 15. A nonprofit's yearly report is due May 15, and we confirm its current fee on request.

Later filings for LLCs and partnerships

Filing	ID	Fee
LLC annual report	F0208	$250
LLC certificate of amendment	F0201	$50
LLC certificate of cancellation	F0203	$25
LLC reinstatement after revocation	F0209	$100
LLC name reservation	F0110	$25
Appointment of an agent for a foreign entity	F0009	$25

Limited partnerships and LLPs pay alike after their first filing: $50 for an amendment and $25 to cancel.

The first filing and what it adds up to

A profit corporation pays $500 for the certificate and nothing more until its first yearly report; one that later amends its authority pays $550, and one that withdraws pays $525. A nonprofit pays $100 for the certificate, and $125 if it withdraws later. The home-state certificate and any home-state taxes come on top of these.

LLC worked totals

Scenario	State fees	Arithmetic
Register, report once, then cancel	$525	$250 + $250 + $25
Two annual reports after registering	$750	$250 + $250 + $250
Registering, then switching agents	$260	$250 + $10
Delaware LLC, first year with Delaware tax	$650	$250 + $400
Wyoming LLC, first year with annual minimum	$310	$250 + $60

The extra cost of delay for LLCs

Only the LLC statute adds a charge for waiting: $10 per day on top of the registration fee, to $1,000 for a year, which makes a registration after ninety unregistered days $1,150 and one after a year or more $1,250. We work out the amount owed from the start date you give us when we prepare the filing.

What the state schedule leaves out

The schedule prices filings and nothing else. A registered agent you hire sends its own bill, and a commercial agent pays $100 to be listed with the office. Home-state costs are separate: a Delaware good standing certificate runs $50, which lifts a Delaware LLC's total to $300. Taxes are also outside the schedule, as the guide points most entities to the Department of Revenue.

What our fee covers

Our fee, $199, pays for the whole preparation: identifying the right filing for the entity, building the form from your answers, testing the home certificate's age, checking the agent's address, collecting the signature and submitting. Registered agent service from us is free of extra charge in year one; the renewal appears at checkout. Our charge is separate from the state's fees and never lowers them.

Which fees come back every year

Three reports repeat on a calendar: the foreign LLC's $250 report and the profit corporation's $25 report, both due April 15, and the nonprofit's report, due May 15. Everything else is paid once, when something changes: $50 to amend an LLC registration, $50 to amend a corporation's authority, $10 to move the agent or office, and $25 each time the Secretary of State takes service of process for an LLC.

Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year

$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.

Cost questions

Why does a nonprofit pay less than a corporation?

The schedule sets $100 against $500 on the same form, so the entity type you declare sets the price.

When is the nonprofit yearly report due?

By May 15. Ask us for the current fee before the date comes round.

What does it cost to leave?

$25 on F0015 for a corporation or nonprofit, or $25 on F0203 for an LLC.

Does checkout show the state fee separately?

Yes. The Mississippi fee for your entity is its own line, next to ours.

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Our fee plus the state fee

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The Mississippi form that matches your entity type
Your home-state certificate checked against the age limit
A Mississippi street-address agent, from us or from you
The filed record sent to you
Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year

$199

+ the Mississippi fee for your entity

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The state portion runs $100 to $500 by entity, and checkout shows it on its own line. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.

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