Foreign registration · no form number

Massachusetts Corporation Foreign Registration in Nevada

A corporation formed in Massachusetts that wants to do business in Nevada files an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada may ask for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your Massachusetts records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Massachusetts and Nevada each ask for

	Massachusetts formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$12	$425 at order (filing fee $75 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 Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $125, every year	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Within 2.5 months after the close of the corporation's fiscal year	Last day of the anniversary month of NV qualification
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$175 late fee
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Nevada registered agent

How Massachusetts companies register with Nevada

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nevada registered agent, with your Massachusetts name and formation date. If Nevada wants the Massachusetts certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Massachusetts corporation is registered with Nevada.

Your Massachusetts name and Nevada's rules

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Nevada and Massachusetts

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

Staying in good standing in Massachusetts and Nevada

Massachusetts wants the Annual Report every year ($125); Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Nevada

An LLC formed in Massachusetts files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). See the LLC filing.

Questions Massachusetts owners ask about Nevada

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Nevada?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Nevada calls it qualification for Massachusetts corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout; Nevada may also want Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge, plus time for Massachusetts's certificate if Nevada asks for it. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Nevada?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Massachusetts's report ($125) and Nevada's report (fee set by the state).

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada corporation instead?

Yes, but Massachusetts keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, and the original keeps Massachusetts's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

Massachusetts companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Withdrawal; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside Massachusetts's filings.

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