Massachusetts certificate of good standing
Find the official ordering service and document fees for Massachusetts. Your recipient may ask for a certificate of status or existence, a certified filing copy, or an apostille; check which document it needs before ordering.
Open official certificate service ↗Massachusetts certificate fees and delivery
Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing costs $12.00, while a Certificate of Existence costs $12.00 and a legal-existence or registration certificate with amendments costs $25.00. Electronic CID/PIN ordering can return the document promptly; mail adds delivery time. These certificates are not Massachusetts tax-good-standing certificates.
Certified copies of filed documents
Massachusetts certified-copy charges are document-specific in the Corporations Division fee schedule; the public business roadmap says certified copies start at $16.00 and uncertified copies can be downloaded free. Use the live request form for the exact certified document, page, and expedited amount rather than applying a universal page formula.
Massachusetts apostilles and authentication
Massachusetts apostilles and authentications are handled by the Secretary of the Commonwealth's Notary Public and Apostille services; start at https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/commissions/apostille.htm. Submit the certified Massachusetts record and destination-country information under the current instructions. The reviewed corporate fee page did not establish one universal 2026 apostille fee or turnaround for every entity document.
Which document should you order?
- Proof of current registry standing
- Ask for the state’s certificate of status, existence, or good standing. It is different from a public search result and may not establish tax clearance.
- Proof of what was filed
- Order a certified copy of the specific formation document, amendment, or other filing requested.
- A document for use abroad
- Ask the receiving authority whether it requires an apostille or another form of authentication, and whether it accepts electronic documents.
Check the record before ordering
Confirm the legal name, entity number, and recipient’s required issue date. A missed report or other delinquency may need to be resolved before a certificate can be issued.