The Massachusetts tally
Service prices only. The $500 state fee is identical in every row.
1. Massachusetts Registered Agent.co: best for staying in one state
Row one
Formation $199, agent renewal $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Best value for Massachusetts is Massachusetts Registered Agent.co: a $199 formation fee and a $99 yearly agent renewal.
A smaller three-year total than Mainstay Filing wins the first row, because cost is the heaviest column.
The Limited Liability Company Annual Report is a separate job from this price.
Included lines
- Massachusetts formation filing
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- A formation fee of $199
- A free agent year at the start
- Year two on: $99
Minus column
- Expect to file the Limited Liability Company Annual Report yourself
- Add $99 for EIN help
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2. MA Registered Agent.org: best for single-state companies
In-state
Formation $199, agent renewal $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
In second place, MA Registered Agent.org, where a $199 formation fee and a $99 yearly agent renewal.
The Limited Liability Company Annual Report is a separate job from this price.
Its published prices equal Massachusetts Registered Agent.co's.
Included lines
- Massachusetts formation filing
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- A free agent year at the start
- Year two on: $99
- A formation fee of $199
Minus column
- Expect to file the Limited Liability Company Annual Report yourself
- Add $99 for EIN help
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3. Mainstay Filing: best for the most paperwork per dollar
All fifty states
Annual price $199; renewal price $199; state fee separate
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $199/yr
- Three-year tally
- $597
Mainstay Filing is third: a $199 yearly entry pays for the filing, the resident agent and the annual report, and renews at $199.
Carried three years it sits $200 above Massachusetts Registered Agent.co, and cost is 39% of the sort.
It files the Limited Liability Company Annual Report and books the state's $500 at cost.
Included lines
- Articles prepared and filed
- Resident agent, full year
- Annual report, filed each cycle
- EIN application
- Official fee, nothing added
Gains
- A single yearly entry of $199
- Carries forward at $199
- EIN application covered
Minus column
- Its renewal is $100 above Massachusetts Registered Agent.co
Totals carried year by year
Prices as booked on November 13, 2026; every column carries one more renewal. Within ten years no line passes another.
Tally your own timeline
Totals for 1 to 5 years, with or without the EIN application. State fees stay out because every row pays the same.
Massachusetts state fees (official)
Each row above links its official source. The final line is our own addition of the filing, two reports and any minimum tax, and it leaves out variable costs such as publication.
Notes on the order
Massachusetts Registered Agent.co beat MA Registered Agent.org on three-year tally, a 39% column.
Three years with Massachusetts Registered Agent.co add up to $397; Mainstay Filing runs $200 higher.
Add the EIN application and Massachusetts Registered Agent.co turns into the lower total from year 2.
Massachusetts LLC filing fee and rules (official)
The Limited Liability Company Certificate of Organization is sent to the Massachusetts Secretary of State with $500 (M.G.L. c. 156C, sec. 12). Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Official text: per sec.state.ma.us (booked October 2026 to the ledger)
Filing on your own
Zero-service cost: $1,500 to the state across three years. Service fees of $397 to $597 are what it costs not to file it yourself.
Massachusetts price questions
What does an LLC service cost in Massachusetts?
$199 in year one across our rows, plus the $500 state fee.
What do three years of service add up to?
$397 to $597 across the rows, with state fees left out.
How much does Massachusetts charge to file an LLC?
$500, which accompanies the Limited Liability Company Certificate of Organization.
What does Massachusetts charge each year after formation?
$500 annually for the Limited Liability Company Annual Report, filed by the cutoff on or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization.
Is the EIN application included?
Massachusetts Registered Agent.co bills $99, MA Registered Agent.org bills $99 and Mainstay Filing includes it.
When does one service turn into the lower total?
The lines do not cross during the first ten years.
Which LLC service is the best value in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts Registered Agent.co comes first, with MA Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing behind it.
What each entry rests on
- Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, recorded from sec.state.ma.us in August 2026
- Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, recorded from malegislature.gov in August 2026
- M.G.L. c. 156C, sec. 12, recorded from sec.state.ma.us in August 2026
- Massachusetts formation fee: Filing fee, recorded from sec.state.ma.us in October 2026
- Massachusetts formation fee: Filing fee, recorded from sec.state.ma.us in October 2026
- Massachusetts registered agent statute, recorded from sec.state.ma.us in October 2026
- Booked November 13, 2026 from the Massachusetts Registered Agent.co pricing page
- Booked November 13, 2026 from the MA Registered Agent.org pricing page
- Booked November 13, 2026 from the Mainstay Filing Massachusetts service page