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Mississippi LLC vs Wyoming LLC with Mississippi registration

Forming in Mississippi costs $50; forming in Wyoming costs $100 and then Mississippi charges $250 to register it, so $350 to start.

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State feeLLC formed in MississippiLLC formed in Wyoming, registered in Mississippi
Formation in WyomingNone$100
Formation in Mississippi$50None
Mississippi foreign registrationNone$250
Wyoming yearly filing, two yearsNone$120
Mississippi yearly filing, two years$0$500
Two years of state fees$50$970

Over two years the Wyoming route costs $920 more in state fees than forming at home.

State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

If you register in Mississippi

Mainstay Filing prepares the Mississippi registration (Filing F0200, Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company) for $199 plus the state fee, with the registered agent included for the first year. The 3 services we rank for Mississippi are on the Mississippi page.

Where the numbers come from

Wyoming: formation and yearly filing from Wyoming’s own pages. Mississippi: foreign registration and yearly filing from the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services and the sources on the Mississippi page.