Mississippi
Mississippi business compliance calendar
What Mississippi asks of a company or a nonprofit registered or doing business there, beyond the federal filings every organization owes. Pick your entity type for the full calendar with dates.
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Registration and franchise filings
| Entity | Filing | Fee | If missed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations | Annual report, by April 15 each year, with the Mississippi Secretary of State | $25 | Administrative dissolution after 60 days past due |
| LLCs | Annual report, by April 15 each year, with the Mississippi Secretary of State | No fee for domestic LLCs | Administrative dissolution after 60 days past due |
| Partnerships | Annual report: not required for partnerships, with no fixed date, with the Mississippi Secretary of State | ||
| Nonprofits | Status report, by May 15 each year, with the Mississippi Secretary of State | No fee | Administrative dissolution after 60 days past due |
Taxes and employers
- Corporate income tax
- Yes. C corporations file a Mississippi return by the 15th day of the fourth month after the year ends, with the Mississippi Department of Revenue.
- Personal income tax
- Yes. S corporations and partnerships file a Mississippi information return, and employers withhold state income tax.
- Employers
- Register for unemployment insurance and file wage reports every quarter. Reconcile income tax withholding after year end.
- Sources
- Mississippi Secretary of State, Mississippi Department of Revenue
All Mississippi rules in the pack
- Mississippi annual reportby April 15 each year
- Mississippi annual reportby April 15 each year
- Mississippi annual reportby April 15 each year
- Mississippi annual report: not required for partnershipswith no fixed date
- Mississippi nonprofit status reportby May 15 each year
- Mississippi charitable organization registration renewalby the 15th day of the 5th month after the fiscal year ends (May 15 for a calendar year)
- Mississippi corporate income tax returnby the 15th day of the 4th month after the fiscal year ends (April 15 for a calendar year)
- Mississippi corporate estimated tax paymenton the 15th day of the 4th, 6th, 9th, 12th months of the fiscal year (April 15, June 15, September 15, December 15 for a calendar year)
- Mississippi pass through entity returnby the 15th day of the 3rd month after the fiscal year ends (March 15 for a calendar year)
- Mississippi personal income tax return with business incomeby April 15 each year
- Mississippi unemployment insurance wage reportby the last day of the 1st month after each quarter
- Mississippi annual withholding reconciliationby January 31 each year
- Mississippi sales tax returnby the 20th day of the 1st month after each quarter