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Arizona LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

To do business in Massachusetts, an LLC formed in Arizona registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $520 in state fees. Massachusetts also wants Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division using your Arizona records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Arizona vs Massachusetts: the paperwork

	Arizona formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	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	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due		On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

How Arizona companies register with Massachusetts

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our Massachusetts order. Massachusetts counts 90 days from the day Arizona issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Massachusetts resident agent, next to your Arizona name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Arizona certificate comes first; then the Massachusetts filing goes in. After approval, your Arizona LLC is registered with Massachusetts.

First-year cost, Arizona to Massachusetts

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

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

Your Arizona name and Massachusetts's rules

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

Your Massachusetts agent and the Arizona one

Massachusetts calls it a resident agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Massachusetts papers come to us; Arizona's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Arizona and Massachusetts

Arizona has no annual report for LLCs; Massachusetts wants the Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report every year ($500). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Massachusetts company in Arizona

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that registers with Arizona files Form L025 with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Arizona to Massachusetts

Does my Arizona company need to register in Massachusetts?

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

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

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

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Massachusetts wants it ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Massachusetts?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), no Arizona yearly report and Massachusetts's report ($500).

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

An Arizona 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 Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Massachusetts for year one.

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520), and Arizona has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

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

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