Massachusetts Registered Agent
$129 per year, flat — as low as $87/yr with multi-year service.
Statutory registered agent service in Massachusetts from a local office, with same-day electronic service of process, compliance calendar, and EntityWatch® monitoring included.
What is a Massachusetts registered agent?
Businesses that register as legal entities are required by law in all 50 states to have a registered agent, resident agent, or statutory agent. A Massachusetts registered agent is the designated recipient of service of process (SOP) when a business entity faces legal action, and receives official legal documents from the state regarding the company's operation within Massachusetts. A Massachusetts business must identify its registered agent in its articles of incorporation or organization.
Why are registered agents required for Massachusetts businesses?
Having a registered agent is a requirement for Massachusetts corporations and LLCs, and the same requirement generally extends to limited partnerships, LLPs, LLLPs, nonprofit corporations, professional entities, and other businesses formed or registered by filing with the state. The agent must be located and available at a physical street address within Massachusetts during normal business hours — a mailbox service or P.O. Box cannot represent you. Failing to establish and maintain a registered agent can jeopardize your company's legal status in the state and lead to unnecessary expense.
Why choose InCorp in Massachusetts?
Created in 1998, we now serve more than 300,000 clients worldwide and hold a BBB A+ rating. We will beat any competitor's price on registered agent service, and multi-year terms bring your cost down to as little as $87 per year. Transfer fees are absorbed in most cases when you switch, and our team helps with the Massachusetts agent-change filing at no additional charge.
Registered Agent Service
$129 /year
Flat rate for Massachusetts — and every other state.
Multi-year savings
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1 yr
$129
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2 yrs
$117
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3 yrs
$105
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4 yrs
$96
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5 yrs
$87
per year, prepaid term
We will beat any competitor's price on registered agent service.
Appointing InCorp as your Massachusetts registered agent
- Massachusetts accepts manual, facsimile, conformed, and electronic signatures on filings (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 1.40).
- Online filing service is available for domestic entities and is considered expedite so an additional fee is added.
- Massachusetts's normal processing time is about 3-5 business days depending on the volume of filings. Massachusetts offers expedite filing online or by fax for $15-$20 depending on the filing type.
- The Massachusetts Registered Agent change filing is free if filed electronically and $25 by mail or fax.
- The state of Massachusetts requires LLCs and corporations filed in Massachusetts to have a Registered Agent. Massachusetts Registered Agents are a person or company designated on public record to accept legal documents (service of process) and notifications from the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth's office on behalf of the corporate entity. There are few restrictions regarding who can be listed as a Registered Agent, the most important being that the Registered Agent must be located and available at a physical street address, within the state of Massachusetts, during normal business hours.
- Your Massachusetts Registered Agent will be responsible, on your behalf, to receive all government notifications sent to Registered Agents and litigation (service of process) documents. In Massachusetts, InCorp's address is for Registered Agent service and we can offer Known Place of Business address service for an additional fee.
The law behind it
Massachusetts's registered-agent framework, quoted directly from the state code.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 5.01 Massachusetts Business Corporation Act — Corporations
“Each corporation shall continuously maintain in the commonwealth: (1) a registered office that may, but need not be, the same as any of its places of business; and (2) a registered agent who may be any of the following individuals or entities whose business office is also the registered office of the corporation: (i) an individual, including the secretary or another officer of the corporation; (ii) a domestic corporation or not-for-profit domestic corporation; or (iii) a foreign corporation or not-for-profit foreign corporation qualified to do business in this commonwealth.”
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 5 Massachusetts Limited Liability Company Act — LLCs
“Each limited liability company shall have and maintain in the commonwealth: (1) an office, which may but need not be a place of its business in the commonwealth at which shall be kept the records required by section nine to be maintained; and (2) a resident agent for service of process on the limited liability company, which agent must be an individual resident of the commonwealth, a domestic corporation, or a foreign corporation authorized to do business in the commonwealth.”
Quoted verbatim from the official published statutes. Statutes are amended from time to time — always confirm current law with the state or your attorney. This is information, not legal advice.
Order multiple years of Massachusetts registered agent service and save
$129 /year
Multi-year savings
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1 yr
$129
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2 yrs
$117
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3 yrs
$105
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4 yrs
$96
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5 yrs
$87
per year, prepaid term
We will beat any competitor's price on registered agent service.
"They make sure you are compliant for all state laws as an agent. Good company to work with if you are a start-up."
"Their proprietary systems are state of art, and customer service is quick to assist with live chat and other communication systems. Consider me a lifelong client."
"Love their service! I have been a client for 10 years. They always take care of my LLCs and state paperwork. I love working with the team and they know what they are doing. Don't go anywhere else! InCorp is the best."
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Massachusetts registered agent FAQs
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Switching your Massachusetts registered agent
Here's what Massachusetts charges to change an existing entity's registered agent — and what you actually pay when you switch to InCorp:
| Entity Type | State Agent-Change Fee | What You Pay with InCorp |
|---|---|---|
| Corporations, LLCs and LPs (domestic and foreign) | No fee Filed electronically. $25 by mail; $31 by fax. | $0 |
| LLPs (domestic and foreign) | No fee Paper filing only. | $0 |
| Domestic nonprofit corporations | $13 $10 base plus the state's $3 fee on electronic and fax filings. | $0 |
State fees are set by state law and are never discounted. Amounts shown are what the state collects with a change-of-agent filing - in some states that includes an online payment-processing fee or required extras such as certified copies or county recording.
InCorp covers the state agent-change fee when you switch to us, in most cases — confirmed before you order.
InCorp will beat any competitor's price on any product or service. Call (800) 2-INCORP for a free consultation.
Official Massachusetts resources
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