MA registered agent
A $2.50 registered agent in Massachusetts. That is the whole pitch.
Every company on the Massachusetts books has to name a registered agent with a street address inside the state. Below, in the state's own words, is what that agent is supposed to be. Below that, what we are.
Where we come in
Nowhere.
The rule, quoted
The rule
Massachusetts puts it like this:
... in the commonwealth: (1) a registered office that may, but need ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: M.G.L. c. 156D, § 5.01; see also c. 156C, § 5(2)
The part Massachusetts enforces
The state has a procedure for companies whose agent is a locked door. This is it, quoted, with nothing from us in between.
The state dissolves you
... proceeding under section 14.21 to dissolve a corporation administratively if: (a) the corporation has failed to comply with the ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: M.G.L. c. 156D, § 14.20; procedure § 14.21
The courthouse door closes
... foreign corporation transacting business in the commonwealth without delivering to the secretary of state for filing the certificate required by section 15.03 shall not maintain a proceeding ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: M.G.L. c. 156D, § 15.02(a)
The fine
... liability company doing business in the commonwealth which fails to register with the state secretary shall, for each year that such failure shall continue, be fined not more than five ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: M.G.L. c. 156C, § 54(a)
Papers you will not receive
Service, redirected
... said section 15.03 but whose resident agent cannot, after a diligent search by an officer authorized to serve legal process, be found at the ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: M.G.L. c. 156D, § 15.10(b)-(d); see also c. 156C, § 54(b)
Getting the company back afterwards
The fee to come back
The secretary of state may subject the reinstatement to such terms and conditions, including the payment of reasonable fees, as in his judgment the public interest may ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: M.G.L. c. 156D, § 14.22(c)
Also skippable: the Massachusetts annual report
Cost is the consideration. Massachusetts bills its companies every year to stay listed. Here is the bill, quoted.
The annual bill (LLC)
$500 every year.
The fee for the filing of the annual report required by subsection (c) shall be ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: MGL c.156C s.12(d)
The annual bill (corporation)
$125 every year.
Annual Report $125.00; $150 if not filed timely ($100 if filed ...
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division Filing Fees - Domestic Profit and Professional Corporations
Quoted text is the state code as captured by incFACTS on 2026-08-01 and checked word for word on 2026-08-10. It changes. We do not.