Foreign registration · no form number

Massachusetts Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

Connecticut registers a corporation from Massachusetts as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($12). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your Massachusetts records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Massachusetts vs Connecticut: the paperwork

	Massachusetts formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$12	$385 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $125, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	Within 2.5 months after the close of the corporation's fiscal year	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Massachusetts to Connecticut, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your Massachusetts name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the Massachusetts certificate, it is ordered first. Once Connecticut approves it, the Massachusetts company can do business there.

Will your Massachusetts name work for Connecticut?

We search Connecticut's records for Massachusetts's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Connecticut agent and the Massachusetts one

Connecticut calls it a registered agent; Massachusetts says resident agent. Connecticut papers come to us; Massachusetts's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Massachusetts

Each year your corporation files Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Connecticut comes to $709 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Massachusetts files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Massachusetts to Connecticut

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once a Massachusetts business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Massachusetts corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Connecticut?

$709 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $125 to Massachusetts and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Massachusetts resident agent stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Massachusetts keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Massachusetts's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Massachusetts companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Massachusetts's filings.

How do I get a Massachusetts certificate of good standing?

Massachusetts issues the Certificate of Good Standing online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate ($12). It comes as a short form ($7) or a long form ($12).

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