3 Best LLC Services in Massachusetts (2026): Fee Schedule
Best value among Massachusetts LLC formation services in 2026: Massachusetts Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and MA Registered Agent.org ($199), ranked in that order. From $397 to $597 for three years of service, plus $500 that Massachusetts collects at filing.
Prepared by the Agent Fee Tables editorial team ·
Schedules ordered by: Charges count 39% and duties 31% (the full order)
Massachusetts charges at a glance
Formation charge$500sec.state.ma.us {fee list dated October 2026}
Year-one fees$199Government fee not included
Billed over three years$397 to $597Year one and two renewals
State side through year 3$1,500Filing, reports, any minimum tax
Charges meet inCharges stay apartRanking does not change
Massachusetts fee schedules
Every charge is copied from the company's own pricing page. The $500 state fee has to be added separately.
#Opening chargeRenewal chargeCharges, three years
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1. Massachusetts Registered Agent.co: best for plain formation
Schedule one
$199 for formation, $99 for the agent after that
Opening charge
$199
Charge from year two
$99/yr
Charges, three years
$397
Massachusetts Registered Agent.co has the best schedule in Massachusetts: $199 pays for formation, and the agent bills $99 a year after that.
Cost settles it: three years here bill less than three years with Mainstay Filing.
Plan time for the Limited Liability Company Annual Report, which is not covered.
Duties the charge covers
Formation paperwork, completed
Agent service in the first year
Charges in its favor
$99 a year after that
$199 to form
First agent year included
Charges against it
Nothing in the fee pays for the Limited Liability Company Annual Report
We total only what the state prices: the filing fee, two further reports and any minimum tax. Publication and similar costs are noted separately.
How the order came out
Massachusetts Registered Agent.co wins charges over three years, worth 39%, with Mainstay Filing right behind.
Massachusetts Registered Agent.co takes the cost measure at $397 over three years, and Mainstay Filing would need $200 more.
With the EIN application in the sum, the charges meet in year 2, when Mainstay Filing passes Massachusetts Registered Agent.co.
The Massachusetts LLC filing fee and what the state requires, in its own words
Requirements: the Limited Liability Company Certificate of Organization; fee $500; office the Massachusetts Secretary of State. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Without hiring anyone you pay $1,500 in state fees across three years. The schedules show $397 to $597 more for a service.
About these fees
What do LLC formation services charge in Massachusetts?
The schedules charge $199 up front, and the state adds $500.
What do these schedules add up to over three years?
Service charges after three years: $397 to $597.
How much does Massachusetts bill to file an LLC?
$500 to the state; the form is the Limited Liability Company Certificate of Organization.
What does Massachusetts bill each year after formation?
The Limited Liability Company Annual Report costs $500 each year, due on or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization.
Does the charge include the EIN application?
Massachusetts Registered Agent.co: $99 more, Mainstay Filing: included, MA Registered Agent.org: $99 more.
When does one schedule pass another in total charges?
They keep one order for ten years.
Which LLC formation service is the best value in Massachusetts?
By the five-part order the Massachusetts schedules run Massachusetts Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing and MA Registered Agent.org, led by Massachusetts Registered Agent.co on charges over three years.