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Some customers are exempt from paying sales tax under Mississippi law. Examples include government agencies, some nonprofit organizations, and merchants purchasing goods for resale. Sellers are required to collect a valid exemption or resale certificate from buyers to validate each exempt transaction.

Every partnership, LLC, or LLP, domestic or foreign, deriving income from property owned within the State of Mississippi or business, trade, profession or occupation carried on within the state must file a return.

The franchise tax is imposed on domestic corporations ( Miss Code Ann Sec. 27-13-5 ) and foreign corporations. Beginning in 2018 the first $100,000 of the value of the capital used, invested or employed is exempt.

A composite return is a return in which a partnership pays the income tax due for some, or all, of its partners. The only partners who are eligible to be included in the composite return are nonresident partners without any activity in Mississippi other than that from the partnership.

The PTE tax is computed at a flat 5% rate, but in 2022 the state reduced the individual income tax rate by eliminating the 4% tax bracket and enacting scheduled reductions of the top 5% rate to 4% by 2026.

A link is provided to the Department of Revenue website where you may request the tax clearance letter. You will need your taxpayer information in order to access their website. The tax clearance letter will be emailed to you by the Department of Revenue.

Franchise Tax: $1.25 per $1,000 of capital, or fractional part thereof, of capital surplus, undivided profits and true reserves employed in Mississippi in excess of $100,000 (minimum tax of $25).

If you're a resident or a nonresident alien departing the United States, you usually have to show that you have complied with the U.S. income tax laws before you can depart. You do this by obtaining from the IRS a tax clearance document, commonly called a departure permit or sailing permit.

"Doing business" means the operation of an enterprise or activity in Mississippi for financial profit or economic gain. Doing business constitutes nexus with the state and results in taxability.