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Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Mississippi business entity search
Look up a Mississippi corporation, LLC, or nonprofit. Federal filings are searched on this page. The Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division keeps the state registry, and the steps below show how to search it.
Federal filings searched here. The Mississippi registry record is on the official site.
Mississippi registry at a glance
| Registry agency | Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division |
|---|---|
| Office | Secretary of State: Michael Watson, since 2020 |
| Phone | 601-359-1633 |
| Official search | Business Search |
| Registry number | Business ID. Numeric with no prefix, for example 326924 |
How to search the Mississippi registry
The Business Search searches by business name (starting with, all words, any words, sounds like, exact match), business ID, officer name and registered agent.
- Open Business Search on the Secretary of State's corporate portal.
- Pick a tab: Business Name, Business ID, Officer Name or Registered Agent.
- For a name search, choose a match type such as Starting With, type the name and select Search.
- Read the results for Business ID, entity type, status and creation date; the page shows the date the data runs through.
- Select Details to open the full record with registered agent, officers and filing history.
Three numbers, three agencies
Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.
| Number | Issued by | What it identifies |
|---|---|---|
| Federal EIN | Internal Revenue Service | Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state. |
| Business ID | Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division | Identifies the entity's record in the state registry. Numeric with no prefix, for example 326924 |
| Mississippi Department of Revenue tax account number | Mississippi Department of Revenue | State tax accounts come from the Department of Revenue. They differ from the SOS Business ID and from the federal EIN issued by the IRS. |
What a Mississippi status means
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Merged | The entity merged into another entity and no longer exists on its own. |
| Name Change | The listed name is a former name; the entity continues under a newer name. |
| Administratively Dissolved | The Secretary of State dissolved the entity, most often for failing to file its annual report. |
Fees and annual filings
| LLC formation | $50 (Certificate of Formation, F0100) |
|---|---|
| Corporation formation | $50 (Articles of Incorporation, F0001) |
| Annual filing | Annual Report |
| Annual fee, LLC | $0 for Mississippi LLCs; $250 for foreign LLCs |
| Annual fee, corporation | $25 |
| When it is due | Profit corporations and LLCs file between January 1 and April 15 each year; nonprofit corporations file by May 15. |
| Late filing | No late fee is listed. Failure to file can lead to administrative dissolution. All annual reports must be filed online. |
| Filed with | Mississippi Secretary of State, online through the business filings portal |
Foreign corporations pay $500 for a certificate of authority and foreign LLCs pay $250 to register. Reinstatement after administrative dissolution costs $50 for domestic entities and $100 for foreign ones.
As published by the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division, checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.
Forming or running a business in Mississippi
Mississippi entities appoint a registered agent, and the Secretary of State keeps a search of registered agents and a commercial registered agent list.
Mississippi businesses on file
The largest organizations with a Mississippi address in the federal filings searched here, biggest first.
- CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC.EIN 64-0500378
- HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATIONEIN 64-0693170
- TRUSTMARK CORPORATIONEIN 64-0471500
- THE FIRST, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATIONEIN 64-0862173
- BELHAVEN UNIVERSITYEIN 64-0303069
- EDELBROCK GROUP, LLCEIN 33-0627520
- EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.EIN 13-2711135
- THE FIRST, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATIONEIN 58-1392259
- FIRST MISSISSIPPI CORPEIN 64-0354930
- MICROTEK MEDICAL INCEIN 64-0700671
- MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANSEIN 64-0345731
- MISSISSIPPI BANKERS-ASSOCIATIONEIN 64-0204860
- MISSISSIPPI HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION INCORPORATEDEIN 64-0478814
- BANCPLUS CORPORATIONEIN 64-0655312
- SOUTHERN ELECTRIC CORPORATION OF MISSISSIPPIEIN 64-0732376
- JACKSON EXCAVATING & LEASING COMPANY, INC. DBA BAKER SERVICES INC.EIN 64-0599352
- AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION INCEIN 64-0607275
- ADVANTAGE TITLE LLCEIN 47-2976207
- METRO MECHANICAL, INC.EIN 64-0839417
- SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT INCEIN 64-0441554
- HOPE ENTERPRISE CORPORATIONEIN 64-0851798
- REFORMED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARYEIN 64-0428676
- MISSISSIPPI ORGAN RECOVERY AGENCYEIN 58-2032232
- ALCORN COUNTY ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATIONEIN 64-0111850
Sources
Facts on this page come from the official pages below, checked 2026-10-06. A fact that could not be confirmed on an official page is left out.