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Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Nevada

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that wants to do business in Nevada files an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada needs nothing from Massachusetts: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division from your Massachusetts records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Massachusetts and Nevada side by side

	Massachusetts formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Limited-Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$25	$425 at order (filing fee $75 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 Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	Periodic report, $350, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization	Last day of the anniversary month of NV registration
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Nevada registered agent

How Massachusetts companies register with Nevada

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nevada registered agent, next to your Massachusetts name and formation date. No Massachusetts paperwork holds up the Nevada filing. Once Nevada approves it, the Massachusetts company can do business there.

Will your Massachusetts name work for Nevada?

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Nevada and Massachusetts

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

Yearly filings: Nevada and Massachusetts

Each year your LLC files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Nevada comes to $1,019 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Nevada

A corporation formed in Massachusetts files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same). After that come Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent. See the corporation filing.

Registering a Nevada company in Massachusetts

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

Questions Massachusetts owners ask about Nevada

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Nevada?

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

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout, with nothing to pay Massachusetts.

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

No, Nevada takes the registration without it.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge; nothing comes from Massachusetts first. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Nevada?

$1,019 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $520 to Massachusetts and $350 to Nevada for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Nevada?

Nevada can charge a Massachusetts company a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada LLC instead?

Yes, but Massachusetts keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's periodic report ($350), and the original keeps Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

Massachusetts companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Cancellation; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside Massachusetts's filings.

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