Massachusetts Corporation Foreign Registration in Minnesota

Minnesota registers a corporation from Massachusetts as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $220 in state fees. Minnesota may ask for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Massachusetts records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Massachusetts and Minnesota each ask for

	Massachusetts formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation or Cooperative Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$12	$220 at order (filing fee $200 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $125, every year	Annual Renewal, $115, every year
Due	Within 2.5 months after the close of the corporation's fiscal year	December 31
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Massachusetts companies register with Minnesota

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

Will your Massachusetts name work for Minnesota?

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

Agents: Minnesota and Massachusetts

Minnesota calls it a registered agent; Massachusetts says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Massachusetts; ours takes Minnesota's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Massachusetts

Each year your corporation files Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Minnesota comes to $389 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Minnesota

An LLC formed in Massachusetts files its own registration with Minnesota ($205 in state fees; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). See the LLC filing.

Questions Massachusetts owners ask about Minnesota

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Massachusetts business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$419 at checkout; Minnesota may also want Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days, plus time for Massachusetts's certificate if Minnesota asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Minnesota?

$389 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $125 to Massachusetts and $115 to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Massachusetts company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Minnesota can add a penalty of $100 for each month and a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota corporation instead?

Yes, but Massachusetts keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Massachusetts's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Massachusetts companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Corporation; until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Massachusetts's filings.

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