Reinstatement
Massachusetts Reinstatement After Administrative Dissolution
A Massachusetts LLC dissolved by the Secretary for missing annual reports can apply for reinstatement at any time (c. 156C, § 71). The state fee is $100 plus every annual report it missed, at $500 each. A corporation pays $100 plus missing reports and must include a Department of Revenue certificate that its corporate excise taxes are paid (c. 156D, § 14.22). We prepare everything for $299 plus state fees.
Massachusetts fees re-checked against the Massachusetts General Laws and the Corporations Division Filing Fees page: November 11, 2026
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.
- Filed with the Massachusetts Corporations Division
- We track your Massachusetts annual report
- Cited to M.G.L. chapters 156C and 156D
- Talk to a filer: (386) 465-3937
Massachusetts Reinstatement After Administrative Dissolution: the Massachusetts specifics
What missed reports set in motion
Massachusetts 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, § 70Corporations need DOR first
The reinstatement application must include a certificate from the Commissioner of Revenue that all corporate excise taxes have been paid (c. 156D, § 14.22). That usually means filing missing returns before the state filing.
Check it: M.G.L. c. 156D, § 14.22Foreign companies too
A foreign LLC whose registration is revoked after two years of missed reports can be reinstated for $100 plus the missing reports (c. 156C, § 72; Division fee schedule).
Check it: M.G.L. c. 156C, § 72What reinstatement takes
An LLC dissolved for missing reports files an application for reinstatement with the $100 fee and the missing annual reports (c. 156C, § 71). A corporation files its application with the $100 fee, any missing reports, and a certificate from the Department of Revenue that all corporate excise is paid (c. 156D, § 14.22).
Start with the DOR side for a corporation; that is usually the slow step.
Source: malegislature.gov
Worked example
An LLC that missed two annual reports owes $100 plus two reports at $500, $1,100 to the state, and our $299 service fee. A calendar-year corporation that missed two reports owes $100 plus the reports at the late rate of $150 each, $400, once DOR confirms the excise is current.
Source: www.sec.state.ma.us
File the missing reports in the same package
Reinstatement is not only the $100 application. Every annual report that was skipped goes in with it, so an LLC dissolved after two missed years pays $1,100 to the state before our fee. Gather the current office address, agent and managers first so each report is accurate.
Source: www.sec.state.ma.us
Massachusetts Reinstatement After Administrative Dissolution: questions
$100 plus two $500 reports, so $1,100 to the state, plus our $299 service fee.
Check it: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations DivisionReinstatement restores the company as if the dissolution had not happened for most purposes. Ask your attorney about contracts signed while dissolved.
Check it: M.G.L. c. 156C, § 71Yes. 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 DivisionGet your Massachusetts company back in good standing.
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.