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Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

Massachusetts registers an LLC from Indiana as a foreign LLC on a paper registration (no form number), with $520 in state fees. Massachusetts also wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division using your Indiana records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Indiana and Massachusetts each ask for

	Indiana formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$15	$520 at order (filing fee $500 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

How Indiana companies register with Massachusetts

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Massachusetts order. Massachusetts counts 90 days from the day Indiana 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 Indiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Indiana certificate comes first; then the Massachusetts filing goes in. After approval, your Indiana LLC is registered with Massachusetts.

Massachusetts costs for Indiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$520
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Massachusetts resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$734

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

Will your Indiana name work for Massachusetts?

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

Your Massachusetts agent and the Indiana one

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Massachusetts

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); 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 Indiana

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Massachusetts

Does my Indiana company need to register in Massachusetts?

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

How much does the Massachusetts registration cost?

$719 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $734 in all (checkout is $520 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Massachusetts wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Massachusetts?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Massachusetts's report ($500).

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

An Indiana 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 Indiana registered agent stays, and ours covers Massachusetts for year one.

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

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

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