Resident Agent
Resident Agent
Massachusetts requires every LLC, corporation, and limited partnership to name a resident agent (called a registered agent in most other states). Your resident agent is the designated recipient of service of process, tax notices, and official correspondence from the Commonwealth. The name and street address appear on your public filings, and failure to maintain an agent can put your entity out of good standing. For a fuller explanation, see Do I need a Registered / Resident Agent?
You may serve as your own agent if you are over 18, are a Massachusetts resident with a physical street address in the state, and are available in person from 9am to 5pm on business days. Many owners appoint a firm instead, to keep a home address off the public record, guarantee coverage during business hours, avoid the embarrassment of service at a place of business, and have counsel already in hand when something arrives.
When you appoint Trident Legal, your legal point of contact is a Massachusetts business law firm, not a national filing service or a call center.
Option 1: Resident Agent Service
$150 flat annual fee
- Designation of Trident Legal as your Massachusetts Resident Agent
- Receipt of service of process and official state correspondence
- Electronic forwarding of documents, or first-class mail where required
Not included: use of our address as your principal place of business, annual report preparation or filing, legal advice or representation, or Commonwealth filing fees.
Option 2: Complete Annual LLC Compliance Package
$500 annual service fee, plus the $520 Massachusetts annual report filing fee payable to the Commonwealth
- Everything in Option 1
- Calendar tracking of your annual report deadline
- A reminder at the beginning of your filing month
- Your prior year report for confirmation or updates
- Preparation and filing of your Massachusetts Annual Report
- Filing confirmation and retention of your compliance record
Option 2 is the choice for owners who want the deadline off their plate entirely, continuous good standing, and their compliance file sitting with their legal advisors rather than scattered across vendors.
Available to Clients
These services are offered to Trident Legal clients only. We do not accept resident agent designations from businesses we do not represent.
Becoming a client is not a broad commitment. Many businesses engage us for a single, defined purpose, and the Complete Annual LLC Compliance Package is a common starting point. A limited scope engagement agreement establishes the attorney-client relationship for that work alone.
Counsel When You Need It
Trident Legal serves as outside counsel to businesses at every stage, from entity selection and formation through contracts, employment matters, financing, and exit. We do not require an availability retainer, so you are never paying to keep us on standby. Reach out to see how we can help you today.
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Resident agent services are administrative in nature. The scope of any legal representation is defined solely by a separate written engagement agreement.