Foreign registration · no form number

Florida LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

To do business in Massachusetts, an LLC formed in Florida registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $520 in state fees. Massachusetts also wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division from your Florida records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Florida and Massachusetts each ask for

	Florida formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$5	$520 at order (filing fee $500 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due	May 1	On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

From Florida to Massachusetts, step by step

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our Massachusetts order. An instant Florida certificate reaches Massachusetts only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Massachusetts resident agent, with your Florida name and formation date and the certificate attached. Florida issues the certificate instantly, so the Massachusetts filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Florida LLC is registered with Massachusetts.

Massachusetts costs for Florida companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$520
Certificate of Status, paid to Florida	$5
Our service, with a year of Massachusetts resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Florida certificate included	$724

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

Will your Florida name work for Massachusetts?

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

Agents: Massachusetts and Florida

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

Staying in good standing in Florida and Massachusetts

Each year your LLC files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Massachusetts's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($500). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Florida plus Massachusetts comes to $787.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering a Massachusetts company in Florida

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Florida to Massachusetts

Does my Florida company need to register in Massachusetts?

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

How much does the Massachusetts registration cost?

$719 at checkout plus $5 to Florida for the Certificate of Status, $724 in all (checkout is $520 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Massachusetts wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Massachusetts?

$787.75 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $138.75 to Florida and $500 to Massachusetts for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

A Florida 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 Florida registered agent stays, and ours covers Massachusetts for year one.

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

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

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