Foreign registration · Form CD 241

Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Georgia

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that wants to do business in Georgia files Form CD 241, with $235 in state fees. Georgia needs nothing from Massachusetts: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Massachusetts records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Massachusetts and Georgia side by side

	Massachusetts formed here	Georgia registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form CD 241, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$235 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Georgia
Paid expedite		2-business-day $120, same-day $275, 1-hour $1,200
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.ga.gov
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	Annual Registration, $60, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization	April 1
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Georgia registered agent

How Massachusetts companies register with Georgia

We prepare and file Form CD 241
It names us as your Georgia registered agent, with your Massachusetts name and formation date. No Massachusetts paperwork holds up the Georgia filing. After approval, your Massachusetts LLC is registered with Georgia.

Your Massachusetts name and Georgia's rules

Georgia can hold a name for 30 days for $25 before you file.

Your Georgia agent and the Massachusetts one

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

Yearly filings: Georgia and Massachusetts

Each year your LLC files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Georgia's Annual Registration ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Georgia comes to $729 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Georgia company in Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Georgia that registers with Massachusetts files Massachusetts's registration (no form number) with $520 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Massachusetts to Georgia

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Georgia?

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

How much does the Georgia registration cost?

$434 at checkout, with nothing to pay Massachusetts.

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

No, Georgia takes Form CD 241 without it.

How long does the Georgia registration take?

Georgia's online processing takes about 7 business days; nothing comes from Massachusetts first. Paid expedite: 2-business-day $120, same-day $275.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Georgia?

$729 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $520 to Massachusetts and $60 to Georgia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Georgia?

A Massachusetts company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Georgia can add a penalty of $500.

Does Georgia require a registered agent?

Yes: the Massachusetts resident agent stays, and ours covers Georgia for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Georgia LLC instead?

Yes, but Massachusetts keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60), and the original keeps Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Georgia later?

Massachusetts companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of Certificate of Authority; until then, Georgia's report stays due alongside Massachusetts's filings.

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