Foreign registration · Form DOS-1361-f-a

Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in New York

To do business in New York, an LLC formed in Massachusetts registers there on Form DOS-1361-f-a, with $250 in state fees. New York also asks for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than one year. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Massachusetts records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Massachusetts and New York side by side

	Massachusetts formed here	New York registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Form DOS-1361-f-a, Application for Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with New York
Paid expedite		24-hour $25, same-day $75, 2-hour $150
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	dos.ny.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization	During the calendar month in which the Application for Authority was filed, every 2 years
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our New York registered agent

From Massachusetts to New York, step by step

Order the Massachusetts certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Massachusetts separately; it is not part of our New York order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($25). New York accepts it within one year of Massachusetts's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form DOS-1361-f-a
It names us as your New York registered agent, with your Massachusetts name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Massachusetts's certificate is in hand, New York's filing goes in. Once New York approves it, the Massachusetts company can do business there.

New York costs for Massachusetts companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Massachusetts	$25
Our service, with a year of New York registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Massachusetts certificate included	$474

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

Your Massachusetts name and New York's rules

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

Agents: New York and Massachusetts

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

Yearly filings: New York and Massachusetts

Massachusetts wants the Limited Liability Company Annual Report every year ($520); New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to New York

A corporation formed in Massachusetts files Form DOS-1335-f-a with New York ($225 in state fees). After that come Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and New York's Biennial Statement ($9). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New York company in Massachusetts

An LLC formed in New York that registers with Massachusetts files Massachusetts's registration (no form number) with $520 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($25) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Massachusetts owners ask about New York

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in New York?

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

How much does the New York registration cost?

$449 at checkout plus $25 to Massachusetts for the Certificate of Good Standing, $474 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New York wants it ($25), no more than one year old at filing.

How long does the New York registration take?

New York's standard processing takes 7 business days, once Massachusetts's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: 24-hour $25, same-day $75.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and New York?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Massachusetts's report ($520) and New York's report ($9, every two years).

What if I don't register with New York?

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

Does New York require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New York LLC instead?

Yes, but Massachusetts keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New York's Biennial Statement ($9), and the original keeps Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from New York later?

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

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