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Massachusetts LLC annual report deadline and $500 filing fee

Massachusetts requires an LLC annual report on or before the anniversary of the original certificate of organization, and the current state fee is $500.

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What Massachusetts requires

Every Massachusetts LLC must file an annual report with the Corporations Division.

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This guide only covers the state record. Use Massachusetts local business certificates and licenses next to check the county, city, and municipal layer that can still create risk.

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  • The report is due on or before the anniversary date of the filing of the original certificate of organization.
  • The annual report carries forward the same core information as the certificate of organization, with any necessary updates added to the filing.
  • Massachusetts lists a $500 filing fee for the LLC annual report.

Related record-maintenance rules

  • The Massachusetts Corporations Division treats resident-agent and resident-office changes as a separate filing lane.
  • The current state page says a resident-agent or resident-office change costs $25 if filed by paper or fax and no fee if filed electronically.

Why this filing is easy to underestimate

The form itself is not the hard part. The problem is that Massachusetts prices the recurring LLC report high enough that a missed or neglected standing issue becomes noticeable quickly across multiple entities.

Local layer that still matters

Massachusetts also requires a business certificate, often called a DBA, if the business operates under a name other than its legal name. Mass.gov says that filing happens in the city or town where the business is located, so the Secretary of the Commonwealth annual report does not replace local naming or permit work.