State guides/Massachusetts/reinstate
How to reinstate a dissolved LLC or corporation in Massachusetts
What happened
Massachusetts administratively dissolves entities that fall behind on annual reports. For LLCs the stakes compound fast — each missed report is $500.
How to fix it, step by step
- 1File all missing annual reports with the Secretary of the Commonwealth ($500/yr LLCs, $125/yr corporations).
- 2File the Application for Reinstatement Following Administrative Dissolution ($100).
- 3Corporations may need a tax-good-standing certificate from the Department of Revenue — check before filing.
- 4Confirm Active status and calendar the anniversary-date deadline.
What it costs
$100 reinstatement application plus every missed report — and at $500 per LLC report-year, a three-year lapse is $1,600+. The most expensive routine lapse in the country.
How long you have
Massachusetts permits reinstatement without a hard statutory cutoff — but at $500/yr accruing, time is literally money.
A compliance filing service can run the whole reinstatement — the back filings, the fees, the state paperwork — so you can get back to the actual business.
File directly with the state: www.sec.state.ma.us · Related: Massachusetts filing requirements
General information from public sources, not legal advice. Fees and procedures change and depend on your entity's history — confirm with the state before relying on them. Some links above are referral links that support this free tool.