Foreign registration · no form number

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

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

Georgia and Massachusetts side by side

	Georgia formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	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	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due	April 1	On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

How Georgia companies register with Massachusetts

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Massachusetts order. Ordered from Georgia on filing day, it easily meets Massachusetts's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Massachusetts resident agent, next to your Georgia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Georgia issues the certificate instantly, so the Massachusetts filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Georgia LLC is registered with Massachusetts.

Massachusetts costs for Georgia companies

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

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

Will your Georgia name work for Massachusetts?

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

Your Massachusetts agent and the Georgia one

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

Yearly filings: Massachusetts and Georgia

Each year your LLC files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Massachusetts's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($500). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Georgia plus Massachusetts comes to $709 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Massachusetts company in Georgia

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that registers with Georgia files Form CD 241 with $235 in state fees; no Massachusetts certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Georgia owners ask about Massachusetts

Does my Georgia company need to register in Massachusetts?

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

How much does the Massachusetts registration cost?

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

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Massachusetts?

$709 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $500 to Massachusetts for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

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

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

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

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