Foreign registration · no form number

New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

Massachusetts registers an LLC from New Hampshire as a foreign LLC on a paper registration (no form number), with $520 in state fees. Massachusetts also wants New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division using your New Hampshire records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire vs Massachusetts: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	New Hampshire 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	New Hampshire: online	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due	April 1	On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

From New Hampshire to Massachusetts, step by step

Order the New Hampshire certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from New Hampshire separately; it is not part of our Massachusetts order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Massachusetts accepts it within 90 days of New Hampshire's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Massachusetts resident agent, next to your New Hampshire name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Hampshire certificate comes first; then the Massachusetts filing goes in. After approval, your New Hampshire LLC is registered with Massachusetts.

First-year cost, New Hampshire to Massachusetts

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

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

Your New Hampshire name and Massachusetts's rules

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

Agents: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

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

Yearly filings: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Massachusetts's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($500). With our $149 resident agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Massachusetts comes to $751 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Massachusetts company in New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that registers with New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1 with $102 in state fees; no Massachusetts certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Massachusetts

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Massachusetts?

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

How much does the Massachusetts registration cost?

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

Do I need New Hampshire's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Massachusetts?

$751 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and $500 to Massachusetts for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

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

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

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

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