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Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
William Francis Galvin

Corporations

Corporations Division Filing Fees

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Domestic Profit and Professional Corporations
Articles of Organization $275.00 min. for up to 275,000 shares; ($100 for each additional 100,000 shares)
Statement of Supplemental Change $25.00 for paper or fax (no fee if filed electronically)
Appointment of Registered Agent $25.00 for paper or fax filings (no fee if filed electronically)
Change of Registered Agent / Registered Office $25.00 for paper or fax filings (no fee if filed electronically)
Change of Registered Office by Registered Agent $25.00 for paper or fax filings (no fee if filed electronically)
Resignation of Registered Agent $25.00 for paper or fax filings (no fee if filed electronically)
Resignation of Director or Officer $25.00 for paper or fax filings
Articles of Amendment $100.00 min. per amendment; Share increases $100 for 100,000 shares.
Articles of Correction No Fee
Articles of Dissolution $100.00
Annual Report $125.00; $150 if not filed timely ($100 if filed electronically)
Articles of Consolidation / Merger / Conversion / Share Exchange $250.00 min.
Articles of Charter Surrender $250.00
Restated Articles of Organization $200.00 min.
Application for Revival $100.00
Application for Reinstatement following Administrative Dissolution $100.00
Articles of Revocation of Dissolution $100.00
Name Reservation (60 days) $30.00 (All corporation types)

Certificates
Legal Existence with up to 1 name change $7.00
Legal Existence with 2 or more name changes $12.00
Legal Existence with Officers $12.00
Legal Existence with Amendments $20.00
Legal Existence with Amendments and Officers $25.00
Certificate of Merger $20.00
Certificate of Dissolution $7.00
Certificate of Good Standing $12.00 (This is not a Tax Good Standing)

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Foreign and Foreign Professional Corporations
Registration in Massachusetts $400.00 ($375 if filed by fax)
Certificate of Amendment $100.00
Certificate of Withdrawal $100.00
Annual Report $125.00; $150.00 if not filed timely ($100 if filed electronically)
Application for Transfer of Authority $100 min.
Application for Reinstatement of Authority to Transact Business $100.00

Certificates
Certificate of Registration $7.00
Good Standing $12.00
Certificate of Registration with one name change $12.00
Certificate of Withdrawal $12.00
Special Good Standing (shows withdrawal/revocation & re-registration) $20.00
Special Registration (same) $12.00

Service of Process
Foreign Corporations $10.00
Foreign Limited Liability Companies $10.00
Foreign Individuals, Foreign Members of
Partnerships and Foreign Limited Partnerships		 $10.00
Compliance Letter $10.00

Limited Liability Companies
Certificate of Registration $500.00
Annual Report $500.00
Name Reservation $30.00
Foreign / Domestic Change of Resident Agent / Office Paper or Fax: $25.00 (no fee if filed electronically)
Foreign / Domestic Change of Resident Agent Office by Resident Agent Paper or Fax: $25.00 (no fee if filed electronically)
Foreign / Domestic Resignation of Resident Agent Paper or Fax: $25.00 (no fee if filed electronically)
Amendment $100.00
Restated Certificate $100.00
Certificate of Merger / Consolidation $100.00
Certificate of Cancellation $100.00
Reinstatement Following Administrative Dissolution $100.00
Foreign Registration $500.00
Foreign Amendment $100.00
Foreign Annual Report $500.00
Foreign Cancellation $100.00
Foreign Withdrawal $100.00
Reinstatement Following Administrative Revocation $100.00
Certificate of Good Standing $25.00
Certificate of Existence $12.00
Certificate of Registration $12.00
Legal Existence w/Amendments $25.00
Special Certificates $25.00

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Limited Partnerships
Registration $200.00
Amendment $100.00
Annual Report $500.00; ($450 if filed electronically)
Foreign / Domestic Change of Resident Agent / Office Paper or Fax: $25.00 (no fee if filed electronically)
Foreign / Domestic Change of Resident Agent Office by Resident Agent Paper or Fax: $25.00 (no fee if filed electronically)
Foreign / Domestic Resignation of Resident Agent Paper or Fax: $25.00 (no fee if filed electronically)
Cancellation $100.00
Foreign Registration $200.00
Foreign Amendment $100.00
Foreign Annual Report $500.00; ($450 if filed electronically)
Withdrawal or Cancellation $100.00

Certificates
Certificate of Foreign Registration $12.00
Certificate of Legal Existence $12.00
Good Standing $25.00
Certificate of Legal Existence with Amendments $25.00
Foreign Registration with Amendments $25.00
Special Certificates $25.00

Non-Profit Corporations
(Organized under MGL Ch. 180)

Articles of Organization $35.00
Restated Articles of Organization $35.00
Articles of Consolidation / Merger $35.00
Articles of Revival $40.00
Articles of Amendment $15.00
Annual Report $15.00
Change of Principal Office $10.00
Change of Resident Agent $10.00

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Limited Liability Partnerships
Registration $500.00
Annual Report $500.00
Amendments $100.00
Name Reservation $30.00
Withdrawal $100.00
Certificate of Good Standing $25.00
Certificate of Foreign Registration $12.00
Legal Existence $12.00
Legal Existence w/Amendments $25.00
Special Certificates $25.00

Voluntary Associations & Trusts
Declaration of Trust (Ch. 182) $200.00
Articles of Amendment $100.00
Annual Report $75.00
Termination No Fee

Certificates
Short Legal $12.00
Certificate of Fees Paid $12.00
Long Legal with up to 7 entries $20.00
Long Legal with over 7 entries $30.00
Certificate of Termination $20.00

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Trademarks and Service Marks
Registration $50.00 per class ($45 per class if filed by fax)
Assignment $50.00 per class ($45 per class if filed by fax)
Renewal $50.00 per class ($45 per class if filed by fax)
Amendment $50.00 per class ($45 per class if filed by fax)
Registrant Name or Address Amendment $50.00 per class ($45 per class if filed by fax)
Cancellation No Fee

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
Financing Statement $20.00 (up to two debtors)
Amendment to Statement $20.00
Continuation of Statement $20.00
Partial Release of Collateral $20.00
Termination Statement $20.00

Search Requests
UCC-11 Search Request $10.00 (Includes a computer listing of debtor's UCC filings.)
UCC-11 Search Request with copies $30.00 (Includes a computer listing and copies of debtor's UCC filings.)

Certified Copies
Articles of Organization $12.00

Other Documents
First page $7.00
Each additional page $2.00

Uncertified Copies
Per page 0.30

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Expedited Cost Associated with Fax and Electronic Filings online

If your order subtotal is between:

Your expedited service fee is:

$0.01 – $14.99

$3.00

$15.00 – $24.99

$3.50

$25.00 – $84.99

$6.00

$85.00 – $149.99

$10.00

$150.00 – $499.00

$15.00

$500.00

$20.00

Over $500

4.5% of the sub total