Massachusetts Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

To do business in New Mexico, a corporation formed in Massachusetts registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Massachusetts records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Massachusetts and New Mexico each ask for

	Massachusetts formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$12	$200 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 New Mexico
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $125, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	Within 2.5 months after the close of the corporation's fiscal year	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Massachusetts to New Mexico, step by step

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

Your Massachusetts name and New Mexico's rules

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Massachusetts one

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

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Massachusetts

Massachusetts wants the Annual Report every year ($125); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Massachusetts files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Massachusetts to New Mexico

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$399 at checkout; New Mexico may also want Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Massachusetts's report ($125) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

Yes, but Massachusetts keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25), and the original keeps Massachusetts's Annual Report.

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).

Is the filing the same for an LLC?

No: an LLC files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees).

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