Foreign registration · no form number

Oregon LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

To do business in Massachusetts, an LLC formed in Oregon registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $520 in state fees. Massachusetts also wants Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division using your Oregon records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Oregon vs Massachusetts: the paperwork

	Oregon formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	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	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due	Anniversary of the LLC's formation in Oregon, every year	On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

From Oregon to Massachusetts, step by step

Order the Oregon certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Oregon separately; it is not part of our Massachusetts order. An instant Oregon certificate reaches Massachusetts only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Massachusetts resident agent, with your Oregon name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Oregon delays the Massachusetts filing. Once Massachusetts approves it, the Oregon company can do business there.

First-year cost, Oregon to Massachusetts

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

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

Will your Oregon name work for Massachusetts?

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

Your Massachusetts agent and the Oregon one

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

Yearly filings: Massachusetts and Oregon

Each year your LLC files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Massachusetts's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($500). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Oregon plus Massachusetts comes to $749 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Massachusetts company in Oregon

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that registers with Oregon files Form 110 with $275 in state fees; no Massachusetts certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Oregon to Massachusetts

Does my Oregon company need to register in Massachusetts?

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

How much does the Massachusetts registration cost?

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

Do I need Oregon's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Massachusetts wants Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Massachusetts?

$749 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $100 to Oregon and $500 to Massachusetts for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

An Oregon 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 Oregon registered agent stays, and ours covers Massachusetts for year one.

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

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

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