Foreign registration · no form number

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

To do business in Massachusetts, an LLC formed in Missouri registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $520 in state fees. Massachusetts also asks for Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division from your Missouri records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Missouri vs Massachusetts: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$520 at order (filing fee $500 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due		On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

How Missouri companies register with Massachusetts

Order the Missouri certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Missouri separately; it is not part of our Massachusetts order. Massachusetts counts 90 days from the day Missouri issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Massachusetts resident agent, next to your Missouri name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Missouri's certificate is in hand, Massachusetts's filing goes in. After approval, your Missouri LLC is registered with Massachusetts.

Massachusetts costs for Missouri companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$520
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Missouri	$10
Our service, with a year of Massachusetts resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Missouri certificate included	$729

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

Will your Missouri name work for Massachusetts?

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

Agents: Massachusetts and Missouri

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and Massachusetts

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Massachusetts wants the Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report every year ($500). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Massachusetts company in Missouri

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to Massachusetts

Does my Missouri company need to register in Massachusetts?

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

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

$719 at checkout plus $10 to Missouri for the Certificate of Good Standing, $729 in all (checkout is $520 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Massachusetts wants it ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Massachusetts?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), no Missouri yearly report and Massachusetts's report ($500).

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

A Missouri 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 Missouri registered agent stays, and ours covers Massachusetts for year one.

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520), and Missouri has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

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

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