Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Massachusetts filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of the Commonwealth or its Corporations Division, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
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Corp USA Massachusetts · The Bay State
Form an LLC in Massachusetts with Corp USA. We prepare and file your Certificate of Organization with the Massachusetts Corporations Division, serve as your resident agent if you need one, and keep your $500 annual report on time. The Division charges $500 for an LLC, and packages start at $149.
Formation from $149 + state fee (LLC $500 · Corporation from $275)
Annual report from $129 + state fee · Resident Agent $199/year
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Massachusetts filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of the Commonwealth or its Corporations Division, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
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The Certificate of Organization costs $500 (c. 156C, § 12). It lists the company name, the Massachusetts office address, the resident agent and the agent's consent, any managers, the people authorized to sign filings, and the general character of the business.
Check it: M.G.L. c. 156C, § 12Articles of Organization cost $275 for up to 275,000 authorized shares, plus $100 for each additional 100,000 shares or fraction of that. Most small corporations stay at or under 275,000 shares and pay $275.
Check it: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations DivisionAn LLC files a $500 annual report on or before the anniversary date of its original certificate of organization (c. 156C, § 12). A business corporation files within two and a half months after its fiscal year ends, so March 15 for a calendar year, for $100 online, $125 on paper or $150 if late (c. 156D, § 16.22). A nonprofit under chapter 180 files a $15 report by November 1.
Check it: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations DivisionAn LLC names a resident agent that is a Massachusetts resident individual, a domestic corporation, or a foreign corporation authorized here, with consent to the appointment (c. 156C, § 5). A corporation names a registered agent with a Massachusetts street office; a post office box is not enough (c. 156D, § 5.01). Changing the agent online carries no state fee; paper or fax costs $25.
Check it: M.G.L. c. 156C, § 5Massachusetts does not cancel a company the day after a missed report. The Secretary may start administrative dissolution once an LLC has failed to file annual reports for two consecutive years, giving 90 days' notice to cure (c. 156C, § 70). Corporations face the same two-year trigger for missed reports or unpaid corporate excise (c. 156D, §§ 14.20, 14.21). Reinstatement is a $100 filing plus the missing reports.
Check it: M.G.L. c. 156C, § 70Massachusetts charges more than most states for an LLC: $500 to file the Certificate of Organization and $500 every year for the annual report (c. 156C, § 12). It is tempting to form in Delaware or Wyoming instead. The catch is that a company with an office, staff or job sites in Massachusetts must register here as a foreign LLC within ten days of starting business, which costs the same $500 plus the same $500 annual report (c. 156C, § 48). You would then pay two states and keep two agents.
A Massachusetts business corporation is cheaper at the state level, $275 to form and $100 a year when the report is filed online, but it pays the corporate excise with its $456 minimum (c. 63, § 39). The right choice depends on taxes and owners, not just the filing fee, and the guides on this site walk through both.
Source: malegislature.gov
Search the name on the Corporations Division's records, file the certificate or articles, then request the EIN, then open the bank account under the exact registered name. If you plan to trade under a brand that differs from the registered name, file a business certificate with the clerk of each city or town where you have an office before you start using it (c. 110, § 5).
After that, sign the operating agreement or bylaws and set a reminder. For an LLC the annual report is due on the anniversary of the filing date; for a calendar-year corporation it is due March 15. Missing two years in a row opens the door to administrative dissolution, which is avoidable with one calendar entry.
Source: malegislature.gov
Year one for a Starter LLC is $149 to us and $500 to the Commonwealth, $649. If you need our resident agent, add $199, for $848. Year two is the $500 annual report and the agent renewal, plus $149 if you want us to file the report. A corporation with up to 275,000 authorized shares pays $275 to form and $100 a year for an online annual report, plus $129 if we file it.
Optional costs appear only when you ask: a $30 name reservation, a $12 or $25 good standing certificate, or the $79 corporate kit. When we file online the Division adds its published electronic processing charge, which we show on its own line at cost.
Source: www.sec.state.ma.us
Pick a package. Add our resident agent if no one at a Massachusetts address can serve.
Business name, members or directors, resident agent and principal office. Progress saves automatically.
You get the Corporations Division certificate by email plus a reminder before your first annual report is due.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Massachusetts filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of the Commonwealth or its Corporations Division, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
plus the Massachusetts state fee at cost: $500 for an LLC Certificate of Organization, or $275 for a business corporation's Articles of Organization with up to 275,000 authorized shares. When a filing goes in online, the Corporations Division adds its own electronic processing charge from its fee schedule ($20 on a $500 filing, $15 on a $275 filing), shown as its own line. An optional corporate kit is $79 and only charged if you add it.
$149+ state fee
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Massachusetts filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of the Commonwealth or its Corporations Division, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
$299+ state fee
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Massachusetts filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of the Commonwealth or its Corporations Division, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
$399+ state fee
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Massachusetts filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of the Commonwealth or its Corporations Division, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
The Corporations Division charges $500 for the Certificate of Organization. With our Starter package the total is $649, plus the Division's online processing charge if it applies. Each year after, the LLC files a $500 annual report.
Check it: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations DivisionThe $500 formation fee and the $500 annual report are set in chapter 156C, § 12. A corporation costs less at the state level: $275 to form and $100 a year when the report is filed online, but it pays the corporate excise, with a $456 minimum.
Check it: M.G.L. c. 156C, § 12Online filings with the Corporations Division are usually reviewed quickly; paper filings take longer. We submit electronically and send the stamped copy as soon as the Division returns it.
Check it: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations DivisionNo. The Corporations Division creates the company. Your city or town clerk handles business certificates for trade names, and zoning, board of health permits, Department of Revenue registration and professional licenses are separate steps that depend on where and how you operate.
Check it: M.G.L. c. 110, § 5Yes. Corp USA prepares and submits your Massachusetts filing with the Corporations Division for you. The official state fee is passed through at cost, with our service fee shown separately at checkout, so you never have to work through the state's filing system yourself.
Check it: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations DivisionHeads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Massachusetts filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of the Commonwealth or its Corporations Division, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.