How much does forming an LLC cost in this state?
Filing costs $500. A service on top of that costs $199 in year one.
State fees for years one through three stack up to $1,500. peek at sec.state.ma.us, confirmed October 2026
Which form is inside the filing, and where does it go?
The Limited Liability Company Certificate of Organization is the filing, and the Massachusetts Secretary of State is where it goes. Approval creates the LLC.
Statute: M.G.L. c. 156C, sec. 12. peek at sec.state.ma.us, confirmed October 2026
Is a resident agent required?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
A Massachusetts resident, a Massachusetts corporation, or a corporation from another state authorized to do business in Massachusetts. State regulations (950 CMR 112.13) also allow other business entities authorized in Massachusetts.
peek at sec.state.ma.us, confirmed October 2026
What is owed in later years?
Year after year the recurring job is the Limited Liability Company Annual Report: yearly, costing $500. The calendar line from the state reads on or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization.
peek at malegislature.gov, confirmed August 2026
Do I have to pay a service at all?
A service is optional. State fees alone are $1,500 across three years.
That $397 to $597 over three years is the price of handing off the paperwork and the agent role.
Why is the stack in this order?
Mainstay Filing is strongest on what is inside the price, a layer worth 29% of the score.
Five layers set the order: total across three years (34%), what is inside the price (29%), price laid out in the open (14%), how the renewal behaves (12%) and how far it reaches (11%).
The layer that decides it: the Limited Liability Company Annual Report sits inside the first pick's price, while MA Registered Agent.org leaves it with you.
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