Foreign registration · no form number

Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that wants to do business in Connecticut files an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also wants Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Massachusetts records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Massachusetts and Connecticut side by side

	Massachusetts formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$120 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Massachusetts to Connecticut, step by step

Order the Massachusetts certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Massachusetts separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($25). Connecticut accepts it within 90 days of Massachusetts's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Massachusetts name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Massachusetts certificate comes first; then the Connecticut filing goes in. Once Connecticut approves it, the Massachusetts company can do business there.

First-year cost, Massachusetts to Connecticut

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Massachusetts	$25
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Massachusetts certificate included	$344

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

Your Massachusetts name and Connecticut's rules

We search Connecticut's records for Massachusetts's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Connecticut and Massachusetts

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Massachusetts

Each year your LLC files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Connecticut comes to $749 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Massachusetts files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Connecticut into Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with Massachusetts files Massachusetts's registration (no form number) with $520 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Massachusetts to Connecticut

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Connecticut?

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

How much does it cost to register a Massachusetts LLC in Connecticut?

$319 at checkout plus $25 to Massachusetts for the Certificate of Good Standing, $344 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants it ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Connecticut?

$749 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $520 to Massachusetts and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a Massachusetts company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Massachusetts resident agent stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but Massachusetts keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Massachusetts companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Massachusetts's filings.

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