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Foreign LLC services in Massachusetts, compared

In Massachusetts a filing service costs $199 on top of the $500 state fee. Mainstay Filing is our first pick.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Massachusetts (2026)

Ranked for Massachusetts.

#ServiceService feeMassachusetts feeAgent
1Mainstay Filing$199$500Year one included, then $149/yr
2MA Registered Agent.org$199$500Year one included, then $99/yr
3Massachusetts Registered Agent.co$199$500Year one included, then $99/yr

Mainstay Filing: Its Massachusetts checkout showed $719 in total on October 28, 2026, including $20 in state processing charges.

Service prices read from each provider’s Massachusetts page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division.

Side by side with doing it yourself

RouteService feeAgent, year oneAgent afterYear one, before any agent
Mainstay Filing$199Included$149 a year$699
MA Registered Agent.org$199Included$99 a year$699
Massachusetts Registered Agent.co$199Included$99 a year$699
Do it yourself$0You arrange oneYour cost$500

A resident agent must have a street address in Massachusetts. Doing it yourself means you arrange and pay for one.

What the state requires either way

Application
Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (General Laws Chapter 156C, Section 48)
Good-standing certificate
Certificate of legal existence or good standing, no older than 90 days
Yearly filing
Foreign LLC annual report (Secretary of the Commonwealth), $500 (due: anniversary of registration)

Massachusetts service questions

Which service is best for a foreign LLC in Massachusetts?

We rank Mainstay Filing first for Massachusetts: $199 plus the $500 state fee, with the agent free for the first year.

What does a Massachusetts service include?

The application, the filing with the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division, payment of the state fee and a resident agent for the first year.

Is it cheaper to file in Massachusetts myself?

On paper, yes by $199: the state fee is $500. You would also need to find a resident agent and prepare Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (General Laws Chapter 156C, Section 48).

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