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From the Corporations Division’s own pages · checked October 22, 2026

Massachusetts LLC annual report

Every Massachusetts LLC files a $500 annual report on or before the anniversary of the day its Certificate of Organization was filed, and $520 if you file online. There is no late fee, but missing two years in a row can end the LLC.

DueAnniversarythe date your Certificate was filed
Costs$500$520 online or by fax
If lateNo feebut 2 missed years can close the LLC
Where to fileCorpWebonline, with your CID and PIN
Change detailsOn the reportexcept the resident agent
ReminderOpt-in emailonly if you sign up

Your dates

When yours is due

Put in the date your LLC was set up, or will be, to see the actual dates. Leave it blank to see the rule for each one.

Annual report $500, anniversary

Worked out from Massachusetts's rules, checked 21 October 2026. Check the date with the state before you rely on it.

Not formed yet? The guide to starting an LLC in Massachusetts covers every step before this one. To see what this filing adds to the cost of running the LLC over five years, with every other state fee, use the LLC cost calculator.

Who files, and when

Who files
Every Massachusetts LLC, every year. A foreign LLC (an LLC formed in another state) registered in Massachusetts files a Foreign LLC Annual Report, which also costs $500.
When it’s due
Your anniversary date: every year, on or before the anniversary of the day your original certificate of organization (the form that set up your LLC) was filed.
When you can file
The state publishes no start date. The rule only sets the last day to file.
Your first one
On or before the first anniversary of the day your certificate of organization (the form that set up your LLC) was filed.

Step by step

How to file it

  1. 01

    Open the filing page

    Go to Corporations Division Online Filing (CorpWeb). Yes. You log in with your LLC's Customer ID Number (CID) and PIN, which the state has already assigned. If you do not have them, contact the Corporations Division.

  2. 02

    Have these ready

    • Your Customer ID Number (CID) and PIN.
    • Your federal identification number (your LLC's federal tax ID number), asked at the top of the form.
    • Your LLC's exact name, and any changed (amended) name.
    • Your main office (principal office) address, and the Massachusetts street address where your LLC's records are kept.
    • A general description of what your business does.
    • The latest date your LLC is set to close (its latest date of dissolution), if one is set.
    • Name and Massachusetts street address of your resident agent (the person or company that receives legal papers for your LLC).
    • Name and business address of each manager, and of anyone else allowed to sign filings. If there are no managers, give at least one person allowed to sign.
    • Anyone allowed to sign documents about real estate (real property), if there is anyone.
    • A contact name, address, and phone number or email.
    • A Visa, Mastercard or American Express card, or e-check details (checking account number and routing number).
  3. 03

    Check, sign and pay

    $500 filing fee, set by state law. Online and fax filings add a separate $20 'expedite fee' (the state's charge for online and fax filing; on a $500 payment it is $20), so filing online costs $520 in total. Online and fax filings must be paid by card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express) or e-check (a payment straight from your bank account). The filing fee and the expedite fee are charged as two separate payments, and both show on your statement. By mail or in person, pay by check or money order made out to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with no expedite fee.

  4. 04

    Or file on paper

    Download the Limited Liability Company Annual Report form. Mail it or deliver it by hand with a $500 check to the Corporations Division, One Ashburton Place, Room 1717, Boston, MA 02108-1512. You can also file by fax with a fax payment slip (fax voucher). That means paying by card, plus the $20 expedite fee.

If it’s late or missed

Late fee
The official fee page and fee schedule list only the $500 LLC annual report fee, with no late fee (extra charge for filing late). The $150 late fee on the same page is for corporations.
If you still don’t file
If your LLC does not file its annual reports (yearly filings) for two years in a row, the Secretary may start closing it down. A written notice goes to your LLC’s Massachusetts office. If you do not fix the problem within 90 days, your LLC is dissolved (closed down by the state).
Putting it right
$100 on paper for the Application for Reinstatement Following Administrative Dissolution (to bring a closed LLC back), or $100 plus a $10 expedite fee online. Plus every missed annual report at $500 each. First, file all overdue annual reports (yearly filings). Then file the application. It must give the date your LLC was dissolved (closed down by the state). It must also say the reasons for closing it did not exist or have been fixed. It must say your LLC’s name is still available, or you must file a name change (name amendment). You can apply for reinstatement (bringing a closed LLC back) at any time.

Changing your details on the report

Registered agent
No. To change your resident agent (the person or company that receives legal papers for your LLC) or resident office (the agent’s address), file a separate Statement of Change of Resident Agent/Office.
Addresses
Yes. The annual report can change any information in your certificate of organization (the form that set up your LLC), such as your main office (principal office), except agent details. You must point out each change.
Managers and owners
Yes. You can update managers and people allowed to sign (authorized signers) on the report.
Cost
Agent change: free if filed online, $25 on paper or by fax. No extra fee for changes made on the annual report itself.

Watch out for these traps

  • The LLC fee is $500 (plus $20 online). The $125 and $100 annual report fees on the same official fee page are for corporations, not LLCs.

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  • Your report is due on the exact anniversary of the day your LLC was formed, not on a fixed calendar date.

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  • Watch for look-alike mail. Groups such as 'Massachusetts Council for Corporations', 'Corporate Record Service', 'Compliance Filings Service' and 'Compliance Services' have mailed official-looking 'annual minutes' forms. You do not need them. Real notices show Secretary William Francis Galvin's name.

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  • You cannot change your resident agent (who receives legal papers for your LLC) on the annual report. File the free online Statement of Change instead.

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Questions people ask

When is the Massachusetts LLC annual report due?

Your annual report (the yearly filing that keeps your LLC active) is due every year, on or before the anniversary of the day your certificate of organization (the form that set up your LLC) was filed.

How much is the Massachusetts LLC annual report?

$500 by mail, or $500 plus a $20 expedite fee when filed online or by fax.

What happens if a Massachusetts LLC doesn't file its annual report?

After two years of missed reports, the state can dissolve your LLC (close it down) after giving 90 days' notice. Reinstating it (bringing it back) means filing every missed $500 report plus a $100 application.

Official pages this page is checked against

Checked October 22, 2026. Not legal or tax advice.