What to know about Mississippi
1st
of 50 on what the state charges in one year
Registered agent required
Yes
Annual report
No fee
Deadline, as the state states it: April 15.
sos.ms.gov (last confirmed October 2026)
What the state collects in 1 year
$0
One year of the report, plus any minimum tax
Who we recommend in Mississippi
Every criterion and weight is on the
method page.
First pick
1. Mississippi Registered Agent.co: best for a small agent budget
$99 a year, then $99 a year
Mississippi Registered Agent.co ranks first for you since $99 a year buys an agent with a registered office inside the state.
Mainstay Filing costs more over three years, and that criterion is worth 33% of the score.
What your money gets you
- A street address for the registered office
- Anything served on the company is scanned and posted online
What works
- $99 annually
- Costs you less each year than Mainstay Filing
What to weigh
- A different state needs a different agent
- Expect to prepare the annual report on your own time
All-in-one
2. Mainstay Filing: best for a business that expects to grow
$149 a year, then $149 a year
Why Mainstay Filing is second: one $149 agent plan that moves with you whenever you add a state.
Over three years it runs $150 above Mississippi Registered Agent.co, and cost is the biggest weight in our score.
What your money gets you
- A registered office in Mississippi, with the address supplied
- Scans anything served on the company the same business day and does not charge for it
- Scans your first three government letters each year at no cost
- Also works for nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs
What works
- $149 annually
- Covers all fifty states
What to weigh
- Mississippi Registered Agent.co charges $50 less every year
- Report filing comes with the formation package
Local option
3. Registered Agent MS.org: best for an agent near home
$99 a year, then $99 a year
Last on the list is Registered Agent MS.org, because $99 a year buys an agent with a registered office inside the state.
On price it is exactly level with Mississippi Registered Agent.co.
What your money gets you
- A street address for the registered office
- Anything served on the company is scanned and posted online
What works
- Costs you less each year than Mainstay Filing
- $99 annually
What to weigh
- A different state needs a different agent
- Expect to prepare the annual report on your own time
3 services, one table
All prices come from the companies' own pages, as they stood on November 13, 2026. State fees stay where they are.
Mississippi registered agent calculator
This adds agent fees to the state's recurring charges (the annual report from year 2). Formation fees are not included.
How Mississippi compares with the states near it in the ranking
Mississippi registered agent requirements, as the law states them
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a physical Mississippi street address that is the agent's business office. P.O. boxes are not accepted.
Who can act as your agent: Any individual, corporation or LLC with a physical address in Mississippi. Agents that serve for hire register with the Secretary of State as commercial agents. (Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-113)
Keeping your Mississippi LLC active in 2026
Count on nothing every year for the annual report, April 15. The state sends its mail to the address of your registered agent.
What decided the order
Mississippi Registered Agent.co pulled ahead of Mainstay Filing on price over three years, which is weighted 33%.
The three-year fees at Mississippi Registered Agent.co total $297, $150 beneath Mainstay Filing.
Your Mississippi questions answered
Do I have to name a registered agent for my Mississippi LLC?
Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Who is allowed to be a registered agent for my Mississippi LLC?
Any individual, corporation or LLC with a physical address in Mississippi. Agents that serve for hire register with the Secretary of State as commercial agents.
What will registered agent service cost me each year in Mississippi?
Our picks cost $99 to $149 a year.
Which state fees will I pay every year?
Nothing. Mississippi has no yearly report fee, so no state fee comes back.
Which registered agents does this page rank?
Mississippi Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and Registered Agent MS.org ($99 a year), starting at the top of our list.
Which registered agent should I choose?
Start with Mississippi Registered Agent.co: $99 a year with no jump at renewal, designed for a company that works in a single state. Then look at Mainstay Filing and Registered Agent MS.org.
Where this briefing comes from
- Behind the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division section is sos.ms.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division section is sos.ms.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Mississippi yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source section is sos.ms.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Miss section is sos.ms.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Mississippi registered agent statute section is sos.ms.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Idaho yearly filing: Annual report: due date, official section is legislature.idaho.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source section is revisor.mn.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source section is revisor.mn.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division section is sos.mo.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division section is sos.mo.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the New Mexico Secretary of State, Corporations and Business section is sos.nm.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the New Mexico Secretary of State, Corporations and Business section is sos.nm.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- We looked at the Mississippi Registered Agent.co website on November 13, 2026 to confirm pricing page
- We looked at the Mainstay Filing website on November 13, 2026 to confirm Mississippi service page
- We looked at the Registered Agent MS.org website on November 13, 2026 to confirm pricing page