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Massachusetts upkeep for a multistate LLC

Adding Massachusetts costs $500 to register; after that the state charge is $500 a year and the agent is $149 a year.

What Massachusetts adds each year

State charge
$500 a year (Foreign LLC annual report (Secretary of the Commonwealth))
Due
Anniversary of registration
Agent after year one
$149 a year with Mainstay Filing

Stacked with other states

If Massachusetts is one of several registrations, here is how the totals grow.

Registered inRegistration feesUpkeep, 2 years
Massachusetts + California$570$1,318
Massachusetts + Texas$1,250$1,298+
Massachusetts + Florida$625$1575.50
Massachusetts + California + Texas$1,320$1,467+

Registration fees are one-time. Upkeep is two years of state charges plus each agent at the $149 renewal rate, which is what it costs once the free first year is over.A + marks a variable state charge left out of the total.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Massachusetts (2026)

Adding Massachusetts to your LLC? These file it, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $500 state fee = $699

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Massachusetts checkout showed $719 in total on October 28, 2026, including $20 in state processing charges.

2. MA Registered Agent.org

$199 + $500 state fee = $699

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Massachusetts Registered Agent.co

$199 + $500 state fee = $699

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

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.

Massachusetts questions

What does it cost each year to keep a foreign LLC in Massachusetts?

$500 a year (Foreign LLC annual report (Secretary of the Commonwealth)), plus the agent at $149 a year after the free first year.

What is the registration fee in Massachusetts?

$500 once, to the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division.

Is the Massachusetts agent a separate cost from other states?

Yes. Each state needs its own resident agent with an address there, so the agent charge repeats for every state you add.

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