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Mississippi LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Mississippi and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Mississippi as a foreign LLC, which costs $250 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Mississippi costs $50.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeMississippi foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Mississippi$50Not needed$50$0
Form in Wyoming$100$250$350$620
Form in Delaware$110$250$360$1,300
Form in Nevada$425$250$675$1,200

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Mississippi (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Mississippi registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $250 state fee = $449

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. Registered Agent MS.org

$199 + $250 state fee = $449

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Mississippi Registered Agent.co

$199 + $250 state fee = $449

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Mississippi page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services.

Mississippi questions

Do I still register in Mississippi if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Mississippi, Mississippi generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services, for $250. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Mississippi?

$50 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Foreign LLC annual report (Mississippi Secretary of State), $250 (due: april 15).

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