Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Legal Existence

Massachusetts Business Certificate

Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing

A Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing (also called Certificate of Legal Existence on some official forms) confirms an entity's current standing with the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Order a Massachusetts Certificate

Official Massachusetts document

Official name: Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Legal Existence

Issuing office: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division

Commonly requested for closings, lender due diligence, banking, foreign qualification, and compliance reviews.

Standard processing

$95 — usually completed the same business day when ordered by 2:00 PM.

Rush processing

$125 — priority handling, targeted within 1 hour when available (not offered Fridays).

Information typically needed

  • Exact legal business name
  • Massachusetts ID number, when available
  • Entity type
  • Requested deadline and delivery requirements

Important distinction

The Secretary of the Commonwealth's corporate-standing certificate is separate from a tax-related good-standing certificate issued by the Department of Revenue. Confirm which one the requesting party needs.

Need the Massachusetts certificate handled for you?

Signature Filings can retrieve the appropriate state-issued certificate and deliver it electronically according to the selected processing option.

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Last reviewed July 6, 2026. Signature Filings is a private third-party document retrieval service and is not affiliated with the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.