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Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, an LLC formed in Massachusetts registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Massachusetts records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Massachusetts and Washington side by side

	Massachusetts formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$200 at order (filing fee $180 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 Washington
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization	Last day of the month of WA registration
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Massachusetts companies register with Washington

Order the Massachusetts certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Massachusetts separately; it is not part of our Washington order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($25). Washington accepts it within 60 days of Massachusetts's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Massachusetts name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Massachusetts certificate comes first; then the Washington filing goes in. After approval, your Massachusetts LLC is registered with Washington.

Washington costs for Massachusetts companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Massachusetts	$25
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Massachusetts certificate included	$424

Your Massachusetts name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Massachusetts

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Massachusetts

Each year your LLC files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Washington comes to $739 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Washington

A corporation formed in Massachusetts files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($12)). After that come Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Washington into Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Washington that registers with Massachusetts files Massachusetts's registration (no form number) with $520 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Massachusetts owners ask about Washington

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a Massachusetts business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$399 at checkout plus $25 to Massachusetts for the Certificate of Good Standing, $424 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants it ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Washington?

$739 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $520 to Massachusetts and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but Massachusetts keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Massachusetts companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Massachusetts's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in Massachusetts?

It files Massachusetts's registration with $520 in state fees, plus Washington's good standing certificate.

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