Foreign registration · no form number

Massachusetts Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

A corporation formed in Massachusetts that wants to do business in Nebraska files an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Massachusetts records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Massachusetts and Nebraska side by side

	Massachusetts formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$12	$110 at order (filing fee $100 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 Nebraska
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $125, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	Within 2.5 months after the close of the corporation's fiscal year	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

From Massachusetts to Nebraska, step by step

Order the Massachusetts certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($12) is ordered from Massachusetts separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. It comes as a short form ($7) or a long form ($12). Nebraska wants the Massachusetts certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, with your Massachusetts name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Massachusetts's certificate is in hand, Nebraska's filing goes in. After approval, your Massachusetts corporation is registered with Nebraska.

Nebraska costs for Massachusetts companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Massachusetts	$12
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Massachusetts certificate included	$321

Your Massachusetts name and Nebraska's rules

If another Nebraska company uses the Massachusetts name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Massachusetts name against Nebraska's records before filing.

Your Nebraska agent and the Massachusetts one

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Massachusetts says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Massachusetts; ours takes Nebraska's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Massachusetts and Nebraska

Massachusetts wants the Annual Report every year ($125); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Massachusetts files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

Questions Massachusetts owners ask about Nebraska

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Massachusetts corporation in Nebraska?

$309 at checkout plus $12 to Massachusetts for the Certificate of Good Standing, $321 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants it ($12), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Massachusetts's report ($125) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A Massachusetts company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska accept my Massachusetts name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Massachusetts name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Massachusetts keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Massachusetts's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Massachusetts companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Massachusetts's filings.

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