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Wyoming LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

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

Wyoming vs Massachusetts: the paperwork

	Wyoming formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$520 at order (filing fee $500 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $61.44, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due	First day of the LLC's anniversary month	On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

How Wyoming companies register with Massachusetts

Order the Wyoming certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Wyoming separately; it is not part of our Massachusetts order. An instant Wyoming 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 Wyoming name and formation date and the certificate attached. Wyoming issues the certificate instantly, so the Massachusetts filing can go in the same day. Once Massachusetts approves it, the Wyoming company can do business there.

First-year cost, Wyoming to Massachusetts

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$520
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Wyoming	No fee
Our service, with a year of Massachusetts resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Wyoming certificate included	$719

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

Will your Wyoming name work for Massachusetts?

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

Agents: Massachusetts and Wyoming

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

Yearly filings: Massachusetts and Wyoming

Each year your LLC files Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and Massachusetts's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($500). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Wyoming plus Massachusetts comes to $710.44 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Massachusetts company in Wyoming

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Wyoming to Massachusetts

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Massachusetts?

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

How much does the Massachusetts registration cost?

$719 at checkout, plus Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Wyoming's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Massachusetts?

$710.44 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $61.44 to Wyoming and $500 to Massachusetts for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

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

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

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

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