Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that wants to do business in Minnesota files an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota needs nothing from Massachusetts: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Massachusetts records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Massachusetts and Minnesota side by side

	Massachusetts formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$25	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization	December 31
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

From Massachusetts to Minnesota, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Minnesota registered agent, next to your Massachusetts name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Massachusetts first, so the Minnesota filing can go in right away. Once Minnesota approves it, the Massachusetts company can do business there.

Will your Massachusetts name work for Minnesota?

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

Agents: Minnesota and Massachusetts

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Massachusetts

Each year your LLC files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Minnesota comes to $669 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Massachusetts files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Minnesota into Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with Massachusetts files Massachusetts's registration (no form number) with $520 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Massachusetts to Minnesota

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Massachusetts business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Massachusetts.

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

No, Minnesota takes the registration without it.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days; nothing comes from Massachusetts first.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Minnesota?

$669 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $520 to Massachusetts and nothing to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Massachusetts company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

Yes, but Massachusetts keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Massachusetts companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Limited Liability Company ($35); until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Massachusetts's filings.

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