A Massachusetts LLC costs $797 to form through Anonymousllc.co in 2026: a $297 service fee plus the $500 state filing fee. Ongoing cost is a $500 annual report every year plus $100/year for registered agent service. This breakdown covers the state fee, the annual report, service fees versus DIY, add-on pricing, and how Massachusetts compares to Wyoming at $397 and New Mexico at $347.
The Massachusetts Certificate of Organization filing fee is $500, paid once to the Secretary of the Commonwealth at formation. It is the only mandatory state charge at filing time. Massachusetts sits at the high end of state formation fees; most states charge $50 to $200. The $500 fee is fixed regardless of the number of members or the type of business. Anonymousllc.co pays this fee on the founder's behalf as part of the $797 package and files the Certificate online, accepted within 1-3 business days.
Massachusetts charges a $500 annual report every year, due on the anniversary of the LLC's formation date. Registered agent renewal adds $100/year with a commercial service, so ongoing maintenance is $600/year. That $500 annual report is the highest recurring LLC fee in the country. State income tax applies on top of these fixed charges at 5%, rising to 9% on income above $1M, and depends on state-sourced income and entity-level elections. Wyoming, by comparison, charges a $60 annual report, and New Mexico charges nothing each year.
Filing yourself costs the $500 state fee alone, but the founder handles the name check, Certificate of Organization, operating agreement, EIN, and bank applications without support. Anonymousllc.co charges a $297 service fee on top of the state fee and completes everything in 5-10 business days. The DIY route saves the $297 service fee but spends the founder's time on IRS fax filings, bank onboarding, and compliance tracking. Non-residents face the steepest DIY hurdle because the EIN requires a fax SS-4 with "Foreign" as the responsible party and banking demands the correct document set. The service fee buys the full sequence done for the founder.
Anonymousllc.co forms a Massachusetts LLC for $797 all-in: a $297 service fee plus the $500 state fee. The price includes the filing, registered agent for year one, operating agreement, EIN, and 4-5 US bank applications. Add-on services are priced separately: EIN $99 as a standalone, ITIN $299, BOI $150 per report. There are no hidden upsells behind the $797 number. Founders who want owner privacy or lower ongoing cost choose a Wyoming LLC at $397 all-in or a New Mexico LLC at $347, foreign-qualified into Massachusetts when in-state operations require registration.
Massachusetts does not levy a Delaware-style franchise tax on an LLC. The recurring state charge is the $500 annual report, not a franchise tax calculated on shares or capital. An LLC that elects corporate tax treatment enters the Massachusetts corporate excise regime, which carries its own minimum tax. A default pass-through LLC pays the $500 annual report plus state income tax on the owners' distributive share at 5%, rising to 9% above $1M. The annual report is the single fixed recurring state fee for a standard Massachusetts LLC.
New Mexico is far cheaper. Anonymousllc.co forms a New Mexico LLC for $347 total with no annual report and no annual fee, while Massachusetts costs $797 in year one plus a $500 annual report every year afterward. Over three years a New Mexico LLC costs $347 plus registered agent renewals, while a Massachusetts LLC costs $797 plus two $500 annual reports and registered agent renewals. New Mexico also keeps members and managers off the public record. A founder with no physical Massachusetts presence saves substantially by anchoring in New Mexico and foreign-qualifying only when in-state operations require it.
Anonymousllc.co recommends a Wyoming LLC at $397 all-in with Massachusetts foreign qualification when local operations require registration. Wyoming keeps members and managers off the public record, privacy that a direct Massachusetts filing does not provide. Wyoming's ongoing cost is a $60 annual report plus $100/year registered agent, far below the Massachusetts $500 annual report. A founder operating remotely forms in Wyoming and skips Massachusetts registration entirely; a founder with a Massachusetts storefront or employees forms in Wyoming and foreign-qualifies into Massachusetts to operate legally while the human owner stays private.
The lowest-cash route is to pay the $500 state fee directly and handle the name check, Certificate of Organization, operating agreement, EIN, and bank applications alone. The $297 service fee buys that entire sequence done end-to-end in 5-10 business days. DIY saves cash but costs time and carries error risk on the EIN fax filing and bank document set, which is sharpest for non-residents. For the lowest total cost of ownership, a New Mexico LLC at $347 with no annual report beats a direct Massachusetts filing whenever the founder has no physical Massachusetts presence.
Over three years a Massachusetts LLC costs about $1,997 through Anonymousllc.co: the $797 first-year formation plus two $500 annual reports and two $100 registered agent renewals. The annual report drives most of the recurring total. A Wyoming LLC over the same period costs about $717: the $397 formation plus two $60 annual reports and two $100 registered agent renewals. A New Mexico LLC costs about $547: the $347 formation plus two $100 registered agent renewals and no annual report at all. The gap widens every year the LLC stays open, because the Massachusetts $500 annual report repeats while New Mexico charges nothing to the state. Anonymousllc.co prices each route transparently, so a founder sees the multi-year total before choosing where to form.
Massachusetts does not issue a single statewide general business license, so most LLCs owe no state license fee beyond the $500 annual report. Cities and towns levy their own local permits, and regulated trades carry profession-specific licenses. A retail or food business in Boston obtains local permits from the city, while a contractor or broker holds a state occupational license tied to the trade. These local and professional fees sit outside the formation cost and vary by municipality and industry. Anonymousllc.co forms the LLC and files the state paperwork; local permits are handled with the relevant city or licensing board once the entity exists. Budgeting for a Massachusetts LLC starts with the $797 formation and the $500 annual report, then adds any local permit specific to the business.
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