LLC in Another State

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Living in Massachusetts with an LLC formed elsewhere

If your LLC was formed outside Massachusetts and does business here, it generally registers with the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division as a foreign LLC. The fee is $500.

Do I have to register?

Massachusetts expects an out-of-state LLC doing business here to register. What counts as doing business is set by statute; the sources below cite it. The registration is Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (General Laws Chapter 156C, Section 48).

Formed in Wyoming, Delaware or Nevada?

The state fees add up like this before any service fee or yearly charge.

LLC formed inFormation feeMassachusetts foreign feeState fees together
Wyoming$100$500$600
Delaware$110$500$610
Nevada$425$500$925

Formation fees are the state’s published figures; Nevada’s includes the initial list and state business license filed with the articles.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Massachusetts (2026)

Want it handled? For Massachusetts, in order.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $500 state fee = $699; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Massachusetts checkout showed $719 in total on October 28, 2026, including $20 in state processing charges.
  2. 2. MA Registered Agent.org $199 + the $500 state fee = $699; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Massachusetts Registered Agent.co $199 + the $500 state fee = $699; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

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.

What you keep up

Foreign LLC annual report (Secretary of the Commonwealth), $500 (due: anniversary of registration). You also keep a resident agent in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts questions

Can I run an LLC from Massachusetts if it was formed in another state?

You can, but Massachusetts generally expects the LLC to register as a foreign LLC if it does business there. The the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division takes the filing.

What does Massachusetts charge a foreign LLC?

$500.

Do I need paper from the state where I formed?

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

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