Not tax advice. Computation tools only. Have a professional check your work before filing.
OpenAccountants/Skills/Mississippi Sales and Use Tax

Mississippi Sales and Use Tax

How to compute Mississippi Sales and Use Tax for Mississippi, tax year 2025: rates, thresholds, and step-by-step rules with primary-source citations.

MississippiTax year 2025· Last reviewed Apr 13, 2026

Key facts — Mississippi, 2025

FieldValue
JurisdictionMississippi
State rate7.00%
Local taxesVery limited (up to 0.25% in some areas)
Maximum combined rate~7.25%
SourcingOrigin-based
Economic nexus$250,000 in sales
Tax authorityMississippi Department of Revenue
Portalhttps://www.dor.ms.gov
SST memberNo
Skill version2.0

Use these rules in your AI

Connect once and your AI follows Mississippi Sales and Use Tax automatically — it stays current when a rate changes, and hands you to a licensed accountant when you need one. A copied file goes stale the day the law moves.

Use this in your AI

Want a licensed accountant to check your AI-generated return?

Get reviewed

Are you a Mississippi accountant? Sign off these rules and put your name on them.

These rules are research-verified. They need a licensed practitioner for Mississippi to confirm them and become their named verifier. Reviewing reference rules — not signing returns.

Apply to verify Mississippi

About

Use this skill whenever asked about Mississippi sales and use tax. Trigger on phrases like "Mississippi sales tax", "MS sales tax", "Miss. Code §27-65". ALWAYS load us-sales-tax first.

MississippiTax year 2025

Full guide

Mississippi Sales and Use Tax Skill v2.0

Section 1 -- Quick reference

FieldValue
JurisdictionMississippi
State rate7.00%
Local taxesVery limited (up to 0.25% in some areas)
Maximum combined rate~7.25%
SourcingOrigin-based
Economic nexus$250,000 in sales
Tax authorityMississippi Department of Revenue
Portalhttps://www.dor.ms.gov
SST memberNo
Skill version2.0

Mississippi taxes MOST services broadly and taxes grocery food at a reduced rate.

Section 3 -- Transaction pattern library

PatternTaxable?Notes
General TPPTAXABLE 7%
ClothingTAXABLENo exemption
Grocery foodTAXABLE at 5%Reduced rate (not exempt)
Prepared foodTAXABLE 7%
SaaSNOT TAXABLENot clearly taxed
Canned softwareTAXABLE
Most servicesTAXABLEMississippi taxes services broadly
Professional servicesVariesMany professional services taxable
Manufacturing equipmentREDUCED RATE
Prescription drugsEXEMPT
ResaleEXEMPT

Section 10 -- Prohibitions

  • NEVER say grocery food is exempt -- Mississippi taxes it at 5%.
  • NEVER assume services are exempt -- Mississippi taxes most services.
  • NEVER forget origin-based sourcing.
  • NEVER compute any number.

Disclaimer

Informational only. Review by qualified professional required before filing.


Disclaimer

This skill and its outputs are provided for informational and computational purposes only and do not constitute tax, legal, or financial advice. Open Accountants and its contributors accept no liability for any errors, omissions, or outcomes arising from the use of this skill. All outputs must be reviewed and signed off by a qualified professional (such as a CPA, EA, tax attorney, or equivalent licensed practitioner in your jurisdiction) before filing or acting upon.

The most up-to-date, verified version of this skill is maintained at openaccountants.com. Log in to access the latest version, request a professional review from a licensed accountant, and track updates as tax law changes.

More Mississippi tax skills

Other Mississippi computations in the OpenAccountants library.

See all Mississippi skills →

3 of 3 in the US-MS workflow: