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Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

Massachusetts registers an LLC from Hawaii as a foreign LLC on a paper registration (no form number), with $520 in state fees. Massachusetts also asks for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division from your Hawaii records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Hawaii vs Massachusetts: the paperwork

	Hawaii formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	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	Hawaii: online	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

How Hawaii companies register with Massachusetts

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our Massachusetts order. Massachusetts counts 90 days from the day Hawaii issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Massachusetts resident agent, with your Hawaii name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Hawaii certificate comes first; then the Massachusetts filing goes in. Once Massachusetts approves it, the Hawaii company can do business there.

Massachusetts costs for Hawaii companies

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

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

Your Hawaii name and Massachusetts's rules

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

Agents: Massachusetts and Hawaii

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

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and Massachusetts

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Massachusetts's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($500). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Hawaii plus Massachusetts comes to $661.50 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Massachusetts into Hawaii

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Massachusetts

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Massachusetts?

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

How much does the Massachusetts registration cost?

$719 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $724 in all (checkout is $520 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Massachusetts wants it ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Massachusetts?

$661.50 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $500 to Massachusetts for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

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

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

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

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