Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth - Corporations Division

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Contact Information

Physical address:
One Ashburton Place
Corporations Division
Boston, MA 02108

Phone: (617) 727-9640
Fax: (617) 742-4528

Web: Home Name search Forms File online
Email: corpinfo@sec.state.ma.us

Corporate Filings

We track the following filings with the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth - Corporations Division in order to provide compliance services to our clients. We share this reference information with the general public as a courtesy. As a registered agent client, you get access to state templates pre-filled with our company information to help you save time looking up information.

Annual Report

Agency:	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth - Corporations Division
Form:	Annual Report
Filing Method:	Mail, in-person, or online.
Agency Fee:	$15 + $3.50 if filed electronically
Due:	Annually by November 1.
Law:	M.G.L.A. c180 § 26A (1933); 950 CMR § 106.13
Notes:	Anyone with authority may file. Original signatures are not required.

Resident Agent

Agency:

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth - Corporations Division

Certificate of Registration

Agency:	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth - Corporations Division
Form:	Foreign Corporation Certificate of Registration
Filing Method:	Mail or fax.
Agency Fee:	$390 if filing by fax, $400 if filed by mail
Law:	M.G.L.A Ch 156D § 15.03
Notes:	A foreign corporation must file a certificate of registration within 10 days after it starts to transact business in the commonwealth.
Certified Copy Requirement:	Certified copies not required.
Certificate of Good Standing Requirement:	Certificate of existence, or certificate of good standing, dated within 60 days.

Application for Registration

Agency:	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth - Corporations Division
Form:	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration
Filing Method:	Mail or fax.
Agency Fee:	$500 + $20 if filed by fax.
Law:	M.G.L.A Ch 156C § 48
Notes:	A foreign limited liability company must file an application for registration within 10 days after it starts to transact business in the commonwealth.
Certified Copy Requirement:	Certified copies not required.
Certificate of Good Standing Requirement:	Certificate of existence, or certificate of good standing, dated within 60 days.

Certificate of Good Standing

Agency:	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth - Corporations Division
Filing Method:	Online
Agency Fee:	$12 (This is not a Tax Good Standing)
Notes:	Use the organization search feature to find your entity and order a certificate of good standing.