Filing Guide

Mississippi · checked 2026-09-06 · Source-backed guide

Mississippi Fictitious Business Name filing guide

All covered entity types

Authority and fee for this entity route. Choose your entity below before filing.

Authority: Business Services Division of the Secretary of State’s OfficeSource: www.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptThis Act will benefit both businesses and customers by allowing businesses to register their fictitious names, as well as ownership information for the business, with the Business Services Division of the Secretary of State’s Office for a nominal fee ($25).
Official fee: $25Source: www.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptF0070 Fictitious Business Name Registration $25
Form: Fictitious Business Name RegistrationSource: www.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptF0070 Fictitious Business Name Registration $25

Use the official filing path →Source: corp.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved

Supporting excerptBusiness documents in Mississippi may only be filed using the Secretary of State's online filing system.

What Mississippi calls a DBA

The official term documented here is Fictitious Business Name.

Source: www.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptF0070 Fictitious Business Name Registration $25

Mississippi’s Secretary of State lists this filing as a fictitious business name registration on its services and fees schedule.

Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
  • F0070 Fictitious Business Name Registration $25

The office’s own 2010 summary of the Fictitious Business Name Registration Act describes registration with the Business Services Division of the Secretary of State’s Office as a voluntary, statewide system that records the legal names of persons or entities doing business under a fictitious name.

Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
  • This Act will benefit both businesses and customers by allowing businesses to register their fictitious names, as well as ownership information for the business, with the Business Services Division of the Secretary of State’s Office for a nominal fee ($25).

This guide cannot confirm the current statutory term or renewal rule because the official code publisher blocked retrieval; the older Secretary of State summary is quoted as a summary, not as current law.

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All covered entity types

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Authority: Business Services Division of the Secretary of State’s OfficeSource: www.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptThis Act will benefit both businesses and customers by allowing businesses to register their fictitious names, as well as ownership information for the business, with the Business Services Division of the Secretary of State’s Office for a nominal fee ($25).
When this route applies: This Act will benefit both businesses and customers by allowing businesses to register their fictitious names, as well as ownership information for the business, with the Business Services Division of the Secretary of State’s Office for a nominal fee ($25).Source: www.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptThis Act will benefit both businesses and customers by allowing businesses to register their fictitious names, as well as ownership information for the business, with the Business Services Division of the Secretary of State’s Office for a nominal fee ($25).
Official form: Fictitious Business Name RegistrationSource: www.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptF0070 Fictitious Business Name Registration $25
Form destination: Not confirmed in this guide.
Online filing link: https://corp.sos.ms.gov/corp/Portal.aspxSource: corp.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptBusiness documents in Mississippi may only be filed using the Secretary of State's online filing system.
Official fee: $25Source: www.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptF0070 Fictitious Business Name Registration $25
Effective duration: Could not be confirmed because the official source blocked access.
Renewal: Could not be confirmed because the official source blocked access.
Changes or amendments: Fictitious Business Name Amendment $25Source: www.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptF0071 Fictitious Business Name Amendment $25
Abandonment or cancellation: Withdrawal of Fictitious Business Name $25Source: www.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptF0072 Withdrawal of Fictitious Business Name $25
Important exclusions: Not confirmed in this guide.
Mail filing: Not confirmed in this guide.
In-person filing: Not confirmed in this guide.

How to file through the authority

The Secretary of State’s filing portal states that business documents in Mississippi may only be filed using its online filing system, so the registration is submitted online rather than by paper.

Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: corp.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
  • Business documents in Mississippi may only be filed using the Secretary of State's online filing system.

The Secretary of State’s fee schedule lists form F0070, Fictitious Business Name Registration, at $25.

Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
  • F0070 Fictitious Business Name Registration $25

This guide does not link a paper form or a mailing address because the reviewed portal states that filings are online only.

Renewal, amendment, and abandonment

The same fee schedule lists a fictitious business name amendment at $25 and a withdrawal of a fictitious business name at $25.

Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
  • F0071 Fictitious Business Name Amendment $25
  • F0072 Withdrawal of Fictitious Business Name $25

This guide cannot confirm how long a registration lasts or when renewal is due, because the current code text was not available for review.

Publication and notice

Publication could not be confirmed for all covered entity types. No requirement or exemption is asserted.

Next steps: self-file first

Start with the free official path: set up a filing account on the Secretary of State’s online filing system and budget the $25 registration fee.

Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: corp.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
  • Business documents in Mississippi may only be filed using the Secretary of State's online filing system.
Source: www.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
  • F0070 Fictitious Business Name Registration $25

Keep the amendment and withdrawal filings in mind, each listed at $25, when ownership or use of the name changes.

Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.sos.ms.gov official record · retrieved
  • F0071 Fictitious Business Name Amendment $25
  • F0072 Withdrawal of Fictitious Business Name $25

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