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Massachusetts foreign LLC requirements

Massachusetts asks a foreign LLC for Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (General Laws Chapter 156C, Section 48) and a $500 fee; it also requires a good-standing certificate from the home state.

Requirements at a glance

RequirementMassachusetts
ApplicationForeign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (General Laws Chapter 156C, Section 48)
Filed withMassachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Fee$500
Good-standing certificateRequired
Certificate age limit90 days
Registered agentA resident agent with a Massachusetts street address
Yearly filingForeign LLC annual report (Secretary of the Commonwealth), $500 (due: anniversary of registration)

Good standing

Certificate of legal existence or good standing, no older than 90 days. Order it from the state where the LLC was formed, then file it with the Massachusetts application. 36 states require one.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Massachusetts (2026)

#ServiceService feeMassachusetts feeAgent
1Mainstay Filing$199$500Year one included, then $149/yr
2MA Registered Agent.org$199$500Year one included, then $99/yr
3Massachusetts Registered Agent.co$199$500Year one included, then $99/yr

Mainstay Filing: Its Massachusetts checkout showed $719 in total on October 28, 2026, including $20 in state processing charges.

Service prices read from each provider’s Massachusetts page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division.

Every year after

Foreign LLC annual report (Secretary of the Commonwealth), $500 (due: anniversary of registration). Keep the resident agent current as well; each service above includes the first year.

Massachusetts questions

Does Massachusetts require a good-standing certificate?

Yes. Certificate of legal existence or good standing, no older than 90 days.

What does a foreign LLC file every year in Massachusetts?

Foreign LLC annual report (Secretary of the Commonwealth), $500 (due: anniversary of registration).

What is the fee to register a foreign LLC in Massachusetts?

$500. A $199 filing service adds to that.

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