Ten questions we get most often about forming an LLC in Massachusetts — with straight answers, not hedged ones.
5–10 business days for standard online processing through the Massachusetts Corporations Division. Once the LLC is approved, we obtain the EIN the same day and deliver your bank-ready packet within a day or two after that.
Our service is $299 flat. Massachusetts's state filing fee is $500, paid directly to the Massachusetts Corporations Division. First-year total is $799, with no upsells and no tiered pricing.
No. Massachusetts allows non-residents to form and own LLCs in the state. You do need a Massachusetts resident agent — that's included in the $299 for the first year. Our Boston office serves as the agent of record.
Yes. Massachusetts allows single-member LLCs, which the IRS treats as disregarded entities by default — meaning the LLC's income flows through to the owner's personal tax return.
Four things: your Massachusetts Articles of Organization filed by a formation specialist, federal EIN obtained from the IRS, a custom operating agreement drafted to your actual ownership structure, and one year of resident agent service in Massachusetts. No hidden costs, no tiered pricing.
Massachusetts charges $500 annually for the report. Miss the deadline and the state imposes a late fee, and eventually administrative dissolution if the lapse continues.
Yes, Massachusetts law requires every LLC to maintain a resident agent with a physical address in the state to receive service of process and official correspondence. Our Boston office serves as your resident agent for the first year as part of the $299.
Yes. After the first year you can renew our service at $119/year, or designate yourself, an employee, or another agent by filing a change-of-agent form with the Massachusetts Corporations Division. The state typically charges a small fee for the change.
Yes. Our operating agreements are drafted to your actual ownership structure — member names, percentages, voting rights, profit allocations — not a fill-in-the-blank template. Every major U.S. bank accepts them for business account opening.
Massachusetts has the highest annual report fee in the country at $500, due on the anniversary of formation. Miss it and the state charges a $25 late fee plus eventual administrative dissolution. The initial filing fee is also $500, making Massachusetts one of the costliest states to form and maintain an LLC.
Massachusetts has the highest annual report fee in the country at $500, due on the anniversary of formation. Miss it and the state charges a $25 late fee plus eventual administrative dissolution. The initial filing fee is also $500, making Massachusetts one of the costliest states to form and maintain an LLC.
Reservation takes three minutes. A formation specialist in Boston handles the rest.