Articles of Organization

A Massachussetts limited liability company is formed by filing an Certificate of Organization with the Massachussetts Secretary of State and paying a fee of $500.

The certificate of organization shall set forth in the order provided herein:

1. the federal employer identification number, if available;

2. the name of the limited liability company. The name of the LLC:

a. must contain the words "limited liability company", "limited company" or the abbreviation L.L.C., L.C., LLC or LC;

b. may contain the name of a member or manager;

c. cannot be the same or deceptively similar to the name of any corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company reserved or organized under the laws of the Commonwealth or licensed or registered as a foreign corporation, foreign limited partnership or foreign limited liability company in the Commonwealth, except with the written consent of the corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company.

3. the street address of the office in the Commonwealth at which its records will be maintained;

4. the general character of its business, and if the limited liability company is organized to render a professional service, the service to be rendered, the name and address of each member or manager who will render a service in the Commonwealth, and a statement that the limited liability company will abide by and be subject to the provisions of liability insurance required by M.G.L. Chapter 156C, §65. If the limited liability company is to render a professional service, the certificate of organization shall be accompanied by a certificate of any applicable regulating board that each member or manager who will render a professional service in the Commonwealth is duly licensed;

5. the latest date of dissolution, if specified;

6. the name and business address of the agent for service of process and the agent’s consent either on the certificate or attached thereto;

7. the name and business address, if different from the office location, of each manager, if any; and

8. the name and business address, if different from the office location, of any person in addition to the manager, who is authorized to execute documents to be filed with the Corporations Division, and at least one person shall be named if there are no managers.

The registration may, in addition, include:

9. the name and business address, if different from the office location, of the person(s) authorized to execute, acknowledge, deliver and record any recordable instrument purporting to affect an interest in real property; and

10. any other matters the authorized persons determine to include therein.

The certificate must be signed by the person forming the LLC.

A limited liability company is formed at the time of filing of the certificate of organization with the Corporations Division or at any later time specified in the certificate of organization if, in either case, there has been substantial compliance with the requirements of M.G.L. Chapter 156C, §12. The fee for filing a certificate of registration is five hundred dollar ($500.00).

Massachussetts Secretary of State

Physical Address:
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Corporations Division
One Ashburton Place
Room 1717
Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512

Telephone: (617) 727-9640 or (877) 551-6767

Fax: (617) 624-3891

Email: corpinfo@sec.state.ma.us

Website: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cor/coridx.htm

Check name availability: http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/corp/corpsearch/corpsearchinput.asp

Massachussetts LLC Statute: 950 CMR 113.00

Massachussetts LLC Fees

Fee for filing Articles of Oraganization for a Massachussetts LLC: $500

Massachussetts LLC Forms