FORMATION ✓ Every figure sourced

Massachusetts Corporation
fees and filing deadlines

A separate legal entity owned through shares. 'C corp' and 'S corp' are not entity types - they are federal tax elections made after formation, on the same underlying corporation.

To start

Form a Corporation in Massachusetts
Articles of Organization
$275

Every year after that

FilingFeeWhen it is due
Annual Report (corporation)$125Due on the 15th day of the third month after the close of the tax year, every year.

About $125 a year to stay in good standing at today’s fees, counting only recurring filings and spreading anything filed less often across the years between. One-time filings and taxes are excluded.

Where each figure comes from

Annual Report (corporation)
$125

Due on the 15th day of the third month after the close of the tax year, every year.

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The deadlines above are the rules. Your actual dates depend on when you form, so the calendar is built from your formation date — free, no account.

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Other structures in Massachusetts

Limited Liability CompanyNonprofit Corporation

The same structure elsewhere

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