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Nevada LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Nevada that wants to do business in Massachusetts files a paper registration (no form number), with $520 in state fees. Massachusetts also asks for Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division from your Nevada records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Nevada and Massachusetts each ask for

	Nevada formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$50	$520 at order (filing fee $500 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $350, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

From Nevada to Massachusetts, step by step

Order the Nevada certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($50) is ordered from Nevada separately; it is not part of our Massachusetts order. Massachusetts accepts it within 90 days of Nevada's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Massachusetts resident agent, with your Nevada name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Nevada certificate comes first; then the Massachusetts filing goes in. Once Massachusetts approves it, the Nevada company can do business there.

Massachusetts costs for Nevada companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$520
Certificate of Existence, paid to Nevada	$50
Our service, with a year of Massachusetts resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Nevada certificate included	$769

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

Your Nevada name and Massachusetts's rules

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

Your Massachusetts agent and the Nevada one

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

Yearly filings: Massachusetts and Nevada

Each year your LLC files Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Massachusetts's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($500). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Nevada plus Massachusetts comes to $999 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Massachusetts into Nevada

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees; no Massachusetts certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Nevada to Massachusetts

Does my Nevada company need to register in Massachusetts?

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

How much does the Massachusetts registration cost?

$719 at checkout plus $50 to Nevada for the Certificate of Existence, $769 in all (checkout is $520 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Massachusetts wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Massachusetts?

$999 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $350 to Nevada and $500 to Massachusetts for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

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

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

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

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