Miss. Code Ann. § 27-17-501: Miss. Code Ann. § 27-17-501

The privilege taxes paid to the officer collecting same shall be reported by him monthly and paid into the proper depository, to the credit of the general fund, as are other taxes, except as otherwise provided by law, and each officer shall within twenty (20) days after the end of each month make to the county auditor, or in the case of a municipality, to the governing body of the municipality, a report of the licenses issued by him during the preceding month, upon such form as shall be prescribed by the county auditor or by the governing body of the municipality.