Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Massachusetts filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of the Commonwealth or its Corporations Division, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
Pricing
A Massachusetts LLC costs $500 in state fees to form and $500 a year for its annual report. A business corporation with up to 275,000 authorized shares costs $275 to form and $100 a year when the report is filed online. Our service fees: formation $149, $299 or $399; annual report filing $149 for LLCs and $129 for corporations and nonprofits; agent $199 per year; EIN $99; DBA $149; certificate $99; amendment $299; reinstatement $299; foreign registration $449. State fees are shown separately at cost.
Massachusetts fees re-checked against the Massachusetts General Laws and the Corporations Division Filing Fees page: November 11, 2026
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Massachusetts filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of the Commonwealth or its Corporations Division, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
LLC: Starter $149 / Pro $299 / Complete $399 plus $500, for $649, $799 or $899. Corporation up to 275,000 shares: same packages plus $275, for $424, $574 or $674. Nonprofit: $149 plus $35.
Check it: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations DivisionLLC annual report: $149 plus $500 = $649. Corporation: $129 plus $100 (online rate) = $229. Nonprofit: $129 plus $15 = $144.
Check it: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations DivisionAgent $199/yr. EIN $99. DBA $149 plus the city or town fee. Certificate $99 plus $12 (corporation) or $25 (LLC). Amendment $299 + $100. Reinstatement $299 + $100 plus missed reports. Foreign LLC $449 + $500; foreign corporation $449 + $400. Dissolution or cancellation $449 + $100. The Division's electronic processing charge, when it applies, passes through at cost: $10 on $85 to $149.99, $15 on $150 to $499, $20 on $500, 4.5 percent above $500.
Check it: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations DivisionLLC with Starter: $149 + $500 = $649. With Pro: $799. With Complete, which includes the first-year agent: $899. Corporation with up to 275,000 authorized shares: $424, $574 or $674. Nonprofit Starter: $184.
Every year: LLC annual report $649 with our filing, corporation $229, nonprofit $144.
Source: www.sec.state.ma.us
The Corporations Division adds an expedited service charge to fax and online filings, scaled to the order: $10 for $85 to $149.99, $15 for $150 to $499, $20 for exactly $500, and 4.5 percent of anything over $500. When we file online that charge passes through at cost and appears as its own line, never folded into our fee.
Source: www.sec.state.ma.us
plus the Massachusetts state fee at cost: $500 for an LLC Certificate of Organization, or $275 for a business corporation's Articles of Organization with up to 275,000 authorized shares. When a filing goes in online, the Corporations Division adds its own electronic processing charge from its fee schedule ($20 on a $500 filing, $15 on a $275 filing), shown as its own line. An optional corporate kit is $79 and only charged if you add it.
$149+ state fee
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Massachusetts filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of the Commonwealth or its Corporations Division, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
$299+ state fee
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Massachusetts filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of the Commonwealth or its Corporations Division, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
$399+ state fee
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Massachusetts filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of the Commonwealth or its Corporations Division, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
| Service | State fee | Service fee | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLC formation: Starter M.G.L. c. 156C, § 12 · Certificate of Organization filed with the Corporations Division | $500 | $149 | $649 |
| LLC formation: Pro M.G.L. c. 156C, § 12 · Adds EIN, operating agreement, compliance calendar | $500 | $299 | $799 |
| LLC formation: Complete M.G.L. c. 156C, § 12 · Adds first-year resident agent | $500 | $399 | $899 |
| Corporation formation (Starter / Pro / Complete) M.G.L. c. 156D, § 2.02 · $149 / $299 / $399 plus $275 for up to 275,000 authorized shares, then $100 per additional 100,000 or fraction | $275 | $149 | $424 |
| Nonprofit corporation (chapter 180) M.G.L. c. 180, § 3 · From $149; IRS exemption is a separate application | $35 | $149 | $184 |
| Annual report: LLC M.G.L. c. 156C, § 12; due on the anniversary date · Domestic or foreign LLC | $500 | $149 | $649 |
| Annual report: business corporation M.G.L. c. 156D, § 16.22 · $100 online, $125 paper, $150 late; due within 2 1/2 months after fiscal year end | $100 | $129 | $229 |
| Annual report: nonprofit corporation M.G.L. c. 180, § 26A · Due November 1 | $15 | $129 | $144 |
| Resident agent M.G.L. c. 156C, § 5; c. 156D, § 5.01 · Per year | $0 | $199/yr | $199 |
| EIN IRS · The IRS does not charge for an EIN | $0 | $99 | $99 |
| Foreign registration M.G.L. c. 156C, § 48; c. 156D, § 15.03 · Foreign LLC $500; foreign corporation $400 | $500 | $449 | $949 |
| Amendment M.G.L. c. 156C, § 14; c. 156D, § 10.06 · LLC amendment $100; corporation $100 minimum plus $100 per 100,000 shares added | $100 | $299 | $399 |
| Cancellation or dissolution M.G.L. c. 156C, § 14; c. 156D, § 14.03 · LLC certificate of cancellation $100; corporation articles of dissolution $100 | $100 | $449 | $549 |
| Reinstatement M.G.L. c. 156C, § 71; c. 156D, § 14.22 · $100 plus each missing annual report; corporations also need a DOR certificate | Varies | $299 | |
| Certificate of good standing Corporations Division Filing Fees page · $12 for a corporation, $25 for an LLC | Varies | $99 | |
| Business certificate (DBA) M.G.L. c. 110, § 5 · Filed with the clerk of each city or town where you have an office; fee set locally | Varies | $149 |
No. Every Corporations Division charge passes through at the exact amount.
Check it: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations DivisionCard processing on a $500 state fee costs us more. We keep our fee flat and say so up front.
Check it: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations DivisionYes. Corp USA prepares and submits your Massachusetts filing with the Corporations Division for you. The official state fee is passed through at cost, with our service fee shown separately at checkout, so you never have to work through the state's filing system yourself.
Check it: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations DivisionHeads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Massachusetts filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of the Commonwealth or its Corporations Division, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.