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Alaska LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

To do business in Massachusetts, an LLC formed in Alaska registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $520 in state fees. Massachusetts also asks for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division from your Alaska records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Alaska and Massachusetts side by side

	Alaska formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$520 at order (filing fee $500 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

From Alaska to Massachusetts, step by step

Order the Alaska certificate
The Certificate of Compliance ($10) is ordered from Alaska separately; it is not part of our Massachusetts order. With Alaska taking days and Massachusetts counting 90 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Massachusetts resident agent, with your Alaska name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days Alaska takes to send the certificate before the Massachusetts filing goes in. After approval, your Alaska LLC is registered with Massachusetts.

First-year cost, Alaska to Massachusetts

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$520
Certificate of Compliance, paid to Alaska	$10
Our service, with a year of Massachusetts resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Alaska certificate included	$729

Massachusetts's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Alaska name and Massachusetts's rules

Massachusetts can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Massachusetts agent and the Alaska one

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

Yearly filings: Massachusetts and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Massachusetts wants the Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report every year ($500). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering a Massachusetts company in Alaska

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that registers with Alaska files Form 08-0497 with $350 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25). See that filing.

Questions Alaska owners ask about Massachusetts

Does my Alaska company need to register in Massachusetts?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; Massachusetts registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register an Alaska LLC in Massachusetts?

$719 at checkout plus $10 to Alaska for the Certificate of Compliance, $729 in all (checkout is $520 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Massachusetts wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Massachusetts?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Massachusetts's report ($500).

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

An Alaska company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Massachusetts can add a civil penalty of up to $500.

Does Massachusetts require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alaska registered agent stays, and ours covers Massachusetts for year one.

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

Alaska companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal ($100); until then, Massachusetts's report stays due alongside Alaska's filings.

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