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Massachusetts Resident Agent

$10/month or $100/year  ·  per company, per state  ·  flat since 2007  ·  phone call the day you're served

Massachusetts law requires every LLC, corporation, and LP to keep a resident agent — the entity's official address for service of process and state mail — with a physical Massachusetts street address, for as long as the entity exists. Rapid Registered Agent is that agent for $10 a month or $100 a year, the same price in every state, with no packages, no setup fee, and no renewal surprises. We have done this since 2007.

Hire us as your Massachusetts resident agent – $10/month

What Massachusetts requires of your resident agent

• A physical street address in Massachusetts — not a PO box, not a mail-forwarding box.
• Someone there during normal business hours to accept service of process in person.
• A Massachusetts resident, or an entity authorized to do business in Massachusetts.
• Prompt forwarding of everything received. Massachusetts treats service on your agent as legal notice to you, whether or not the papers ever reach your desk.

The filing office for your resident agent and your entity is the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division. If your company is ever left without an agent on record, Massachusetts can strip its good standing — the status banks, lenders, and buyers check — until the default is cured.

Massachusetts compliance your agent should keep you ahead of

• Annual report. Every Massachusetts LLC files the Annual Report with the Corporations Division on or before your formation anniversary. The fee is $500, and you confirm your agent and addresses at the same time.
• Miss the deadline and Massachusetts marks the entity delinquent and, after a notice-and-cure window, administratively dissolves it. Reinstatement means back filings, penalties, and a reinstatement fee.
• Foreign entities: if you formed in Massachusetts but operate elsewhere, you keep a Massachusetts agent here and a registered agent in your home state too.
• “Resident agent,” not “registered agent.” Massachusetts law uses the term resident agent for the same service-of-process role.

We keep track of what Massachusetts needs from you and send reminders in time. We do not file anything for you or charge you to "manage" it — we just make sure nothing lapses because a deadline slipped past you.

What our Massachusetts service includes

• A phone call the day you are served. Not just a scan in your inbox — an actual call, because a lawsuit has a response clock.
• Our Massachusetts address on the public record, not yours. Service of process and state mail come to us.
• Same-day handling. Documents are scanned and posted to your account the day they arrive, with email and optional text or fax alerts.
• Unlimited contacts per company, and separate contacts per state if you register in more than one.
• Your Massachusetts filing forms and instructions — formation, change of agent, and any state filing — in your dashboard the moment you order.
• The same price every year. $10 a month or $100 a year, per company, per state. No upsells, no fee to forward your documents.

Switching to us in Massachusetts

1. Order the service. The Massachusetts change form and your instructions appear in your account right away.
2. File the Change of Resident Agent filing with the Corporations Division, naming Rapid Registered Agent. Existing entities can change agents at any time.
3. We take over. From the effective date, every legal notice and state communication for your company comes to us.

Forming a brand-new Massachusetts company? List us as your agent on the formation document and we are in place from day one.

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Massachusetts resident agent FAQ

Can I be my own resident agent in Massachusetts?

Yes, if you have a physical Massachusetts street address and are there during business hours. The trade-offs: your name and address go on the public record, and if your company is sued, the process server comes to that address — sometimes in front of staff or customers.

Can I use a PO box as my Massachusetts resident agent address?

No. Massachusetts requires a physical street address staffed during business hours so that legal documents can be handed to a person. A PO box or virtual mailbox does not qualify.

When is the Massachusetts annual report due?

On or before your formation anniversary, filed with the Corporations Division every year. The LLC fee is $500, and you confirm your registered agent on the same filing.

How do I change my Massachusetts resident agent?

File a Change of Resident Agent filing with the Corporations Division naming the new agent. You can do this any time; you do not have to wait for a renewal date. When you order our service the form and instructions are in your account immediately.

I formed in Massachusetts but work in another state. Do I need two agents?

Yes. You keep a Massachusetts agent for the Massachusetts entity, and you register as a foreign entity in the state where you actually operate and keep an agent there too. We cover all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico at the same $10 per month, per state.

What happens if my Massachusetts company has no resident agent?

Massachusetts can strip the entity's good standing and move to administratively dissolve it. You lose the liability shield and the certificate of good standing that banks, lenders, and buyers ask for until you appoint an agent and clear any back filings.

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Reviewed by Andrew Traub, a Texas-licensed attorney and the founder of Rapid Registered Agent. Rapid Registered Agent has acted as a registered agent for business owners since 2007.