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Mississippi online filing state
Mississippi now forms an LLC online with the state. This $9.99 packet is a preparation worksheet and supporting file set — not a substitute for the current online filing — plus support and lifetime updates if the packet changes.
Use this packet to gather the information Mississippi asks for, then complete the current online filing on the official site.
Mississippi no longer publishes a paper certificate of formation for new formations. File on the official state portal linked below.
The download helps you assemble names, addresses, registered-agent facts, and management choices before you file.
The state filing creates the LLC. Banks, members, and later disputes usually require a separate operating agreement.
This state packet includes 2 documents in print-ready PDF format. Labels describe each file's role, not the internal filename.
Articles vs operating agreement
Mississippi currently accepts new LLC formations online. This page is not selling a current paper substitute for that official portal.
The download is a preparation packet: supporting files and a worksheet so you can gather the facts the state asks for, then file on the official site.
An operating agreement is a different document. It usually is not filed with the state, but banks and members often require one.
Need the internal rulebook too? After you file, most customers also download a member-managed or manager-managed operating agreement for Mississippi.
Researched filing overview
Mississippi forms a domestic LLC with the Certificate of Formation, filing F0100 under Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-201. The Secretary of State generates the certificate inside its online business portal after you register a free account; the state no longer accepts its old paper blanks for formation. The $50 state fee is paid separately in the portal by card, e-check, or ACH. If you prefer not to pay online, you may print the portal-completed filing and mail it with a check, but the state warns paper registrations process significantly slower.
This packet pairs the Secretary of State’s official Welcome to Business startup packet with a shared federal EIN worksheet, so you can prepare the answers the portal interview asks: the LLC name, a Mississippi registered agent with a physical street address, an optional future effective date, and the NAICS code for the business. Professional LLCs use the same online F0100 workflow with a PLLC name designator and stay subject to their licensing authority.
What happens before, during, and after the state filing. This product is the public formation document, not a filing service.
Choose a distinguishable Mississippi name with an LLC designator and a registered agent with a physical Mississippi street address — a commercial agent, or a noncommercial individual or qualifying entity. The online certificate includes your certification that the agent agreed to serve, so no separate consent form is filed.
Mississippi forms LLCs online: the Secretary of State generates the F0100 Certificate of Formation inside its business filing portal under Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-201, and old paper blanks are not accepted. Create a free account, answer the interview, and pay the $50 state fee separately by card, e-check, or ACH. You may print a portal-completed filing and mail it with a check, but the state warns paper registrations process significantly slower. A professional LLC uses the same online workflow with a PLLC name designator. This product does not file for you.
Mississippi requires a $0 annual report, filed online between January 1 and April 15 every year (filing F0108); missing it can cause administrative dissolution. Adopt a written operating agreement. An EIN is separate.
This section is the packet’s formation guide for Mississippi, including any checklist and statute text stored with the product. It is meant to be read on the page, not trapped in a preview window.
Quick answer
A certificate of formation form, sometimes called the articles of organization, is the document that one must complete and submit to the state to establish the creation of an LLC within Mississippi.
A certificate of formation form, sometimes called the articles of organization, is the document that one must complete and submit to the state to establish the creation of an LLC within Mississippi. It sets forth the name of the proposed company and contact information for its registered agent, among other details. It may include other provisions, provided that they are not inconsistent with state law. It comes complete with instructions and filing information for creating an LLC within the state.
The state accepts the filing of a certificate of formation form via postal mail or electronically via the Secretary of State's online filing system for business documents.
The requirements for naming an LLC within the state are set forth in Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-109. The name of the LLC must contain the words "limited liability company" or the abbreviation "L. L. C." or "LLC". "Limited" may be abbreviated as "Ltd.", and "company" may be abbreviated as "Co.". However, if the LLC will provide services for which a professional license is required within the state of Mississippi, then the name of the LLC must contain the words "professional limited liability company" or the abbreviations "P. L. L. C." or "PLLC". The name must be distinguishable from those of all other entities on file with the state. It may not infringe on any active trademark or service mark registered with the state or the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office. One may search online Mississippi's trademark database and the USPTO's trademark database.
One may determine the availability of a proposed business name for use within the state by querying Mississippi's Business Entity Search database. As a general proposition, the state will consider a proposed business name available if the first two words of the name do not match the first two words of that of any other entity authorized to conduct business within the state.
Mississippi imposes a fee of $50 for the filing of a certificate of formation form.
The statutory authority for an LLC within the state is the Revised Mississippi Limited Liability Company Act (Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-101 et seq.).
The statutory requirements for a valid certificate of formation filing are codified in Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-201. The text of the statute reads as follows: § 79-29-201 . Certificate of formation.
(1) In order to form a limited liability company, a certificate of formation must be signed and delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State. The certificate must set forth: (a) The name of the limited liability company; (b) The information required by Section 79-35-5(a); and (c) If the limited liability company is to have a specific date of dissolution, the latest date upon which the limited liability company is to dissolve. (2) The certificate of formation may set forth any other matters the members determine to include therein. (3) A limited liability company is formed at the date and time of the filing of the certificate of formation by the Secretary of State, as evidenced by such means as the Secretary of State may use for the purpose of recording the date and time of filing, or at any later date or time specified in the certificate of formation if, in either case, the certificate of formation so filed substantially complies with the requirements of this chapter. A delayed effective date specified in a certificate of formation may not be later than the ninetieth day after the date and time it is filed by the Secretary of State. (4) For all purposes, a copy of the certificate of formation duly certified by the Secretary of State is conclusive evidence of the formation of a limited liability company and prima facie evidence of its existence.
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No. The certificate of formation is the public filing that creates the LLC. An operating agreement is a separate internal contract that sets ownership, voting, profit splits, and management. Most customers need both.
No current paper certificate of formation is published for new Mississippi formations. Mississippi accepts this filing online. This packet is a preparation and support set, not the online portal itself.
When the state publishes a free official form, that blank is still free on the government site. This product packages the current form we carry, any companion files listed on this page, email support, and lifetime updates if we replace the packet. It is not a filing service and it does not pay the state’s filing fee.
This packet currently includes 2 documents in print-ready PDF format. The list on this page is the customer-facing inventory.
Mississippi generally does not file the operating agreement with these articles, but banks, lenders, and multi-member LLCs almost always want one. Choose member-managed if every owner will run the company, or manager-managed if appointed managers will run it.
No. ILRG provides self-help forms and information. You complete the documents and file them with the state, or use the official online portal where that is required. Consult a licensed attorney for tax elections, professional-license entities, or unusual ownership structures.
No. The Secretary of State’s FAQ says old paper forms are not accepted; filing F0100 is generated inside the online business portal. A portal-completed filing may be printed and mailed with a check, but it processes significantly slower than filing online.
Every Mississippi LLC files an annual report online between January 1 and April 15. The domestic LLC report fee is $0 (filing F0108). Missing the report can lead to administrative dissolution.