Massachusetts Annual Report Service & Filing Instructions

How to File Your Massachusetts Annual Report

You’ll need to complete the following steps to file your Massachusetts Annual Report:

1. Determine your business’s due date and filing fees.
2. Download a paper form OR complete the report online. LLPs – foreign and domestic – must create their own Massachusetts Annual Report.
3. Submit your report and filing fee.

The following is an easy-to-follow instructional guide for filing the Massachusetts Annual Report.

Massachusetts Annual Report Due Dates and Fees

All online and faxed filings are considered expedited and incur an additional expedite fee.

Massachusetts Annual Report Fee Schedule
Business Type	Mail or In-Person	Online or Fax	Due Date
Corporations – foreign and domestic	$125	$100 plus $10 expedite fee	2.5 months after fiscal year end.
LLCs – foreign and domestic	$500	$500 plus $20 expedite fee	Anniversary Date
Nonprofits, Cooperatives, and Religious Corporations	$15	$15 plus $3.50 expedite fee	November 1
LP – foreign and domestic	$500	$500 plus $20 expedite fee (fax) $450 plus $15 expedite fee (online)	Anniversary Date
LLP – foreign and domestic	$500	$500 plus $20 expedite fee*	Last day of February
Late Fees: Massachusetts only assesses corporations – foreign and domestic – a late fee ($25) for failing to file an annual report. However, all business entities will be administratively dissolved if they are delinquent for more than 2 years. *The annual report for Massachusetts LLPs can only be submitted by mail, in person, or by fax.

Don’t remember when you formed your Massachusetts LLC or LP? You can easily find your anniversary date by searching the Massachusetts Business Database.

Filing Your Massachusetts Annual Report

Most Massachusetts Annual Reports can be filed online or by paper. To file online or download a paper form, you’ll need to visit the Massachusetts Filing Methods page.

Note: if you own an LLP, you must create document that includes all of the required annual report information.

Filing Online:

• Click the “File Online” link.
• Enter your Customer ID number and PIN. If you don’t have either number, you can contact the Commonwealth of Massachusetts via email (corpcid@sec.state.ma.us) to obtain both.
• Then, select “submit.”

Filing by Paper:

• Click the “File by Mail or Walk in” link – follow this path for fax filings also.
• Select the link for your specific business entity.
• Then, under the heading “Annual Reports” click the link for your appropriate form. The annual report form will automatically appear on your screen.

Here’s a complete list of the information you’ll need to include, verify, or update on your Massachusetts Annual Report:

Corporations:

• Business name.
• Foreign corporation information: include the state your corporation was initially formed in.
• Registered agent information: include their full name and Massachusetts address.
• Principal address.
• Board of directors, president, treasurer, secretary, and, if different, the chief executive and financial officer names and addresses.
• Brief statement of purpose.
• Stock information: include class, total authorized, and total issued
• Signature, name, and title of person filing the annual report.

Nonprofits:

• Identification number. You can find your ID number by searching the Massachusetts Business Database.
• Business name and address.
• Date of last annual meeting.
• President, treasurer, and clerk or secretary information: include each individual’s name and address.
• Name and address of all directors or officers with director powers.
• Signature, name, and title of person filing the annual report.

LLCs:

• Business Federal ID number.
• Business name.
• Principal address.
• Massachusetts address where business records are maintained.
• Brief statement of purpose.
• Resident agent information: include their full name and address.
• Managers and/or persons authorized to validate documents filed with the Massachusetts Commonwealth, Corporations Division: include full names and addresses.
• Person(s) authorized to validate and record information regarding real property: include their full name and address.
• Signature of person filing the annual report.

LPs:

• Name of business.
• Brief statement of purpose.
• Principal address.
• Resident agent information: include their full name and address.
• General partner information: include each person’s name and address.
• Contact information of person filing the annual report: include their name, address, email, and phone number.

LLPs:

• Business name.
• Principal address.
• Business FEIN.
• Brief statement of purpose.
• Signature of person filing the annual report.

Online and faxed filings can only be paid with a credit card. In addition, faxed filings must include a Fax Voucher Cover Sheet. After entering your name, phone number, email address, and company information, the system will automatically calculate your fees.

Mail and in-person submissions must include a check or money order payable to “The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.”

Don’t want to stress about late fees, potential penalties, or remembering to file? Hire Northwest Registered Agent to file your Massachusetts Annual Report for you! We’ll make sure everything gets done accurately and on time.

How Our Massachusetts Annual Report Service Works

For $100 plus the state-mandated report fee, we’ll file your biennial report. For most domestic corporations, that’s $225 total.

• You can sign up for this service by itself or add it to an existing service inside your client account. Compliance service is also automatically added when you hire us to provide your registered agent service or form your Massachusetts LLC, Massachusetts corporation or Massachusetts nonprofit.
• Once you’re signed up for compliance service, you’ll pay nothing up front. We’ll send you a reminder 90 days before your filing due date and auto-charge your preferred payment method five days later.

Annual Report Service Benefits

At Northwest Registered Agent, we’re committed to protecting our clients’ privacy. Massachusetts Annual Reports are public record, so we’ve designed our annual report service to protect your privacy. Here’s how:

1. In order to preserve your privacy, we will list OUR contact information instead of yours on the report form.
2. Only the minimum required information will be included.
3. We will list our IP address – limiting the connection between your cell phone, personal computer, and work computers – this makes it harder for advertisers to follow you.
4. We will list our bank and credit card information – not yours.

We believe everyone has the right to keep their information private. That’s why privacy is our guiding principle when we create every service and product.

Massachusetts Annual Report FAQ

Does Massachusetts require new businesses to file initial reports?

No. New businesses don’t have to file an initial report.

What happens if I don’t file a Massachusetts Annual Report?

Massachusetts corporations are the only business entities that will be assessed a late fee ($25) for failing to file an annual report. However, all companies will be administratively dissolved if they remain delinquent for two or more years.

What is the processing time for a Massachusetts Annual Report?

Regardless of how you choose to file, your Massachusetts annual report will be processed in 24 to 36 hours.

Who is authorized to file a Massachusetts Annual Report?

After starting a business in Massachusetts, your Massachusetts Annual Report can be filed by an officer, member/manager, or someone your business hires to file on its behalf. When you hire Northwest Registered Agent, we’ll take care of submitting your report for you.

Do Massachusetts Annual Reports need original signatures?

No. While some states require original signatures on state forms, Massachusetts allows you to file an annual report with electronic signatures and photocopies of documents.

Where can I get more information about the State of Massachusetts Annual Report filing?

Secretary of the Commonwealth
Corporations Division
McCormack Building
One Ashburton Place, 17th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
T: (617) 727-9640
Fax: (617) 742-4538
Email: corpinfo@sec.state.ma.us

 

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