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Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

Massachusetts registers an LLC from Minnesota as a foreign LLC on a paper registration (no form number), with $520 in state fees. Massachusetts also asks for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division from your Minnesota records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Minnesota and Massachusetts side by side

	Minnesota formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$5	$520 at order (filing fee $500 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due	December 31	On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

From Minnesota to Massachusetts, step by step

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our Massachusetts order. Ordered from Minnesota on filing day, it easily meets Massachusetts's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Massachusetts resident agent, with your Minnesota name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Minnesota delays the Massachusetts filing. After approval, your Minnesota LLC is registered with Massachusetts.

First-year cost, Minnesota to Massachusetts

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$520
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of Massachusetts resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$724

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

Will your Minnesota name work for Massachusetts?

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

Agents: Massachusetts and Minnesota

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

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and Massachusetts

Each year your LLC files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Massachusetts's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($500). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Minnesota plus Massachusetts comes to $649 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering a Massachusetts company in Minnesota

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no Massachusetts certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to Massachusetts

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Massachusetts?

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

How much does the Massachusetts registration cost?

$719 at checkout plus $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $724 in all (checkout is $520 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Massachusetts wants it ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Massachusetts?

$649 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $500 to Massachusetts for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

A Minnesota company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Massachusetts can add a civil penalty of up to $500.

Does Massachusetts require a registered agent?

Yes: the Minnesota registered agent stays, and ours covers Massachusetts for year one.

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

Yes, but Minnesota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520), and the original keeps Minnesota's Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

Minnesota companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal ($100); until then, Massachusetts's report stays due alongside Minnesota's filings.

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