Foreign registration · no form number

Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Nebraska

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that wants to do business in Nebraska files an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Massachusetts records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What Massachusetts and Nebraska each ask for

	Massachusetts formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$25	$110 at order (filing fee $100 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 Nebraska
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	Biennial Report, $25, every two years
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization	April 1 of each odd-numbered year
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

How Massachusetts companies register with Nebraska

Order the Massachusetts certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Massachusetts separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($25). Nebraska wants the Massachusetts certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, next to your Massachusetts name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Massachusetts's certificate is in hand, Nebraska's filing goes in. After approval, your Massachusetts LLC is registered with Nebraska.

First-year cost, Massachusetts to Nebraska

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Massachusetts	$25
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Massachusetts certificate included	$334

Will your Massachusetts name work for Nebraska?

If Nebraska's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Massachusetts company. We check your exact Massachusetts name against Nebraska's records before filing.

Agents: Nebraska and Massachusetts

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Massachusetts says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Massachusetts; ours takes Nebraska's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Nebraska and Massachusetts

Massachusetts wants the Limited Liability Company Annual Report every year ($520); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Nebraska

A corporation formed in Massachusetts files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($12)). After that come Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($52). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Nebraska company in Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Nebraska that registers with Massachusetts files Massachusetts's registration (no form number) with $520 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Massachusetts to Nebraska

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Nebraska?

Yes, once a Massachusetts business operates there; Nebraska does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

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

$309 at checkout plus $25 to Massachusetts for the Certificate of Good Standing, $334 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants it ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Massachusetts's report ($520) and Nebraska's report ($25, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

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

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska accept my Massachusetts name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Massachusetts name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska LLC instead?

Yes, but Massachusetts keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25), and the original keeps Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Massachusetts companies leave by filing a Notice of Cancellation of Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Massachusetts's filings.

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