Counselors
LPC- LLC
- Yes
- Professional corporation
- Confirm with your board
Licensing board: Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors
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Which business structures each therapy license may use, where to file and what it costs, the taxes to expect, and the order to do it in. Every fee shows the date we checked it.
For all four licenses, we confirmed: LLC. A sole proprietorship works in every state and needs no company filing.
From state law and board rules as we last read them, not advice for your situation. “Yes” means we confirmed it. When we could not, the card says to confirm with your board.
Licensing board: Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors
Join the waitlist for your counseling practiceLicensing board: Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists
Join the waitlist for your marriage and family therapy practiceLicensing board: Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists
Join the waitlist for your social work practiceLicensing board: Mississippi Board of Psychology
Join the waitlist for your psychology practiceCounselors: A Mississippi LLC may carry on any lawful business, subject to laws that govern a particular business (Miss. Code 79-29-117(1)), and nothing in the professional LLC article requires a person rendering professional services to use a professional LLC unless another Mississippi law requires it (79-29-903(2)). The Professional Corporation Act says the same for professional corporations (79-10-11(3)). Both acts define a professional service as one that may lawfully be rendered only by a person licensed or otherwise authorized by a Mississippi licensing authority (79-29-902(g), 79-10-5(g)). A professional LLC must say so in its certificate of formation and state its professional services (79-29-903(1)), and its name must contain "professional limited liability company," "P.L.L.C." or "PLLC" (79-29-908). A professional corporation's articles must say it is a professional corporation and state its professional services (79-10-11(1)), and its name must contain "professional corporation," "professional association," P.C., PC, P.A. or PA (79-10-21). An ordinary LLC is available because no counseling statute or Licensed Professional Counselors Board rule requires a professional entity. Whether counseling qualifies for a professional LLC or professional corporation is not settled: the board's rules say it has authority to ensure that no one practices counseling who is not licensed or exempt (Rule 3.1), but the penalty and injunction rules they rely on are tied to holding out under the title "Licensed Professional Counselor" or psychotherapist (Rules 7.3 and 7.4). The Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors can confirm.
Marriage and family therapists: A Mississippi LLC may carry on any lawful business, subject to laws that govern a particular business (Miss. Code 79-29-117(1)), and nothing in the professional LLC article requires a person rendering professional services to use a professional LLC unless another Mississippi law requires it (79-29-903(2)). The Professional Corporation Act says the same for professional corporations (79-10-11(3)). Both acts define a professional service as one that may lawfully be rendered only by a person licensed or otherwise authorized by a Mississippi licensing authority (79-29-902(g), 79-10-5(g)). A professional LLC must say so in its certificate of formation and state its professional services (79-29-903(1)), and its name must contain "professional limited liability company," "P.L.L.C." or "PLLC" (79-29-908). A professional corporation's articles must say it is a professional corporation and state its professional services (79-10-11(1)), and its name must contain "professional corporation," "professional association," P.C., PC, P.A. or PA (79-10-21). A person without a license from the Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists "shall not practice marriage and family therapy" (73-54-7), so marriage and family therapy is a professional service and a professional LLC or professional corporation is available, as is an ordinary LLC. The board's rules contain no business entity requirement.
Social workers: A Mississippi LLC may carry on any lawful business, subject to laws that govern a particular business (Miss. Code 79-29-117(1)), and nothing in the professional LLC article requires a person rendering professional services to use a professional LLC unless another Mississippi law requires it (79-29-903(2)). The Professional Corporation Act says the same for professional corporations (79-10-11(3)). Both acts define a professional service as one that may lawfully be rendered only by a person licensed or otherwise authorized by a Mississippi licensing authority (79-29-902(g), 79-10-5(g)). A professional LLC must say so in its certificate of formation and state its professional services (79-29-903(1)), and its name must contain "professional limited liability company," "P.L.L.C." or "PLLC" (79-29-908). A professional corporation's articles must say it is a professional corporation and state its professional services (79-10-11(1)), and its name must contain "professional corporation," "professional association," P.C., PC, P.A. or PA (79-10-21). A person without a license from the Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists "shall not practice social work" (73-53-7(1)); the same section allows a corporation or other business entity to advertise social work services only when licensees provide them. Social work is a professional service, so a professional LLC or professional corporation is available, as is an ordinary LLC. The board's rules contain no business entity requirement.
Psychologists: A Mississippi LLC may carry on any lawful business, subject to laws that govern a particular business (Miss. Code 79-29-117(1)), and nothing in the professional LLC article requires a person rendering professional services to use a professional LLC unless another Mississippi law requires it (79-29-903(2)). The Professional Corporation Act says the same for professional corporations (79-10-11(3)). Both acts define a professional service as one that may lawfully be rendered only by a person licensed or otherwise authorized by a Mississippi licensing authority (79-29-902(g), 79-10-5(g)). A professional LLC must say so in its certificate of formation and state its professional services (79-29-903(1)), and its name must contain "professional limited liability company," "P.L.L.C." or "PLLC" (79-29-908). A professional corporation's articles must say it is a professional corporation and state its professional services (79-10-11(1)), and its name must contain "professional corporation," "professional association," P.C., PC, P.A. or PA (79-10-21). Practicing psychology without a license is a misdemeanor (73-31-23(1)(a)), so psychology is a professional service and a professional LLC or professional corporation is available, as is an ordinary LLC. The Board of Psychology rules contain no business entity requirement.
$50 for a Certificate of Formation of a Mississippi LLC per the Secretary of State's Services & Fees Schedule (revised October 2024). Name reservation is optional ($25). Filing is through the Secretary of State's online business portal, linked from the Business Services page.
A professional LLC files a certificate of formation (79-29-903(1)); the fee schedule lists the Certificate of Formation of a Mississippi LLC at $50 and has no separate professional LLC fee. The name must contain "professional limited liability company," P.L.L.C. or PLLC (79-29-908).
$50 for Articles of Incorporation of a Mississippi profit corporation per the Services & Fees Schedule (revised October 2024); no separate professional corporation fee is listed. A corporation's annual report is $25.
This is an estimate, added up from the fees on this page: the state filing fee, the first annual report or yearly state fee, and any flat minimum tax our data names. It leaves out board application fees, a registered agent company, expedited filing, newspaper notices, name reservations, local licenses and income tax. The state sets the real amounts.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| State filing fee | $50 |
| First annual report or yearly state fee | $0 |
| Estimated state costs in year one | $50 |
Does not include state taxes unless a flat minimum is listed above.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| State filing fee | $50 |
| First annual report or yearly state fee | $0 |
| Estimated state costs in year one | $50 |
Does not include state taxes unless a flat minimum is listed above.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| State filing fee | $50 |
| First annual report or yearly state fee | $0 |
| Estimated state costs in year one | $50 |
Does not include state taxes unless a flat minimum is listed above.
Check with the state tax agency which state taxes apply to your business type before you file. Its official pages are linked below.
City and county: Ask your city or county whether a local business license or home occupation permit applies to a practice like yours.
Ask an accountant before you choose how the company is taxed. This page does not tell you which tax treatment to pick.
The order below follows the rules we found for Mississippi. A board approval or a newspaper notice changes where a task falls, so a different state may order these differently.
Your Mississippi licensing board can add its own rules to the state's business law. Read them for your license before you file anything.
Check that no one in the state already has the name, and follow the state's name rules for professional practices.
The state requires a registered agent with a street address in the state. That can be you, if you have a street address in the state, or a registered agent company.
Use the form and fee for the structure you chose, listed above.
It is free. Apply only on irs.gov, after the state approves your filing.
You may already have one. Get a second, organization number only if your practice is a company that bills under its own name.
Bring your state filing, EIN letter and ID. Keeping practice money in its own account keeps your records clean.
Ask your city or county whether a local business license or home occupation permit applies to a practice like yours.
Put your yearly report and any state taxes on your calendar so your company stays in good standing.
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