How much does an LLC cost in Massachusetts?
$500.00 to file, paid to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division. Then $500.00 every year to stay in good standing.
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What you pay, and when
| To form it | $500.00, once. The Corporation Division's fee schedule adds a $20.00 expedite fee to an LLC filing sent by fax or filed online, so the usual online total is $520.00. The $500.00 figure is the fee by mail or hand delivery. |
| Every year after | $500.00. Due on or before the anniversary of the date your original Certificate of Organization was filed. It is $500 again, every year, which is the part people do not plan for. |
| Registered agent | Massachusetts calls it a resident agent. It has to be an individual who lives in Massachusetts, a Massachusetts corporation, or a corporation authorized to do business here — so you can be your own if you live in the state. |
Do it yourself
You file this directly with the state. There is nobody in the middle who has to be paid to do it, and nothing on this page is a Base888 charge — the fees above are paid to Massachusetts.
File with Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Check the name is free first: corp.sec.state.ma.us