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New York LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

An LLC formed in New York that wants to do business in Massachusetts files a paper registration (no form number), with $520 in state fees. Massachusetts also wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division using your New York records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

New York and Massachusetts side by side

	New York formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$25	$520 at order (filing fee $500 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due	During the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years	On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

How New York companies register with Massachusetts

Order the New York certificate
The Certificate of Status ($25) is ordered from New York separately; it is not part of our Massachusetts order. Mail time from New York counts against Massachusetts's limit of 90 days, so the order allows for transit.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Massachusetts resident agent, with your New York name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days New York takes to send the certificate before the Massachusetts filing goes in. After approval, your New York LLC is registered with Massachusetts.

First-year cost, New York to Massachusetts

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$520
Certificate of Status, paid to New York	$25
Our service, with a year of Massachusetts resident agent service	$199
First-year total, New York certificate included	$744

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

Will your New York name work for Massachusetts?

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

Agents: Massachusetts and New York

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

Yearly filings: Massachusetts and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); 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 New York

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that registers with New York files Form DOS-1361-f-a with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within one year. See that filing.

Questions New York owners ask about Massachusetts

Does my New York company need to register in Massachusetts?

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

How much does the Massachusetts registration cost?

$719 at checkout plus $25 to New York for the Certificate of Status, $744 in all (checkout is $520 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Massachusetts wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New York and Massachusetts?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Massachusetts's report ($500).

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

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

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

Yes, but New York 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 York's Biennial Statement.

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

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

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