Foreign registration · no form number

Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

Wyoming registers an LLC from Massachusetts as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming also asks for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division from your Massachusetts records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Massachusetts vs Wyoming: the paperwork

	Massachusetts formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$150 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization	First day of the foreign LLC's anniversary month of WY registration
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Massachusetts to Wyoming, step by step

Order the Massachusetts certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Massachusetts separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($25). Wyoming counts 60 days from the day Massachusetts issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Wyoming registered agent, with your Massachusetts name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Massachusetts's certificate is in hand, Wyoming's filing goes in. Once Wyoming approves it, the Massachusetts company can do business there.

First-year cost, Massachusetts to Wyoming

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$150
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Massachusetts	$25
Our service, with a year of Wyoming registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Massachusetts certificate included	$374

Your Massachusetts name and Wyoming's rules

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

Agents: Wyoming and Massachusetts

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

Staying in good standing in Massachusetts and Wyoming

Each year your LLC files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Wyoming comes to $729 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Wyoming

A corporation formed in Massachusetts files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same). After that come Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in Massachusetts

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

Common questions: Massachusetts to Wyoming

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Wyoming?

Yes, once a Massachusetts business operates there; Wyoming law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Wyoming registration cost?

$349 at checkout plus $25 to Massachusetts for the Certificate of Good Standing, $374 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the Wyoming registration take?

Wyoming's standard processing takes up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt, once Massachusetts's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Wyoming?

$729 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $520 to Massachusetts and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

Wyoming can charge a Massachusetts company a penalty of $5,000.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

Yes, but Massachusetts keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44), and the original keeps Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

Massachusetts companies leave by filing a Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Wyoming's report stays due alongside Massachusetts's filings.

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