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Massachusetts SOS entity data + USDOT/FMCSA carrier records + OFAC SDN screening — all in one verification packet. Real-time pull from the official MA SOS, normalized into a clean credit-file PDF.
What you get with a Massachusetts lookup
- Massachusetts SOS entity record — name, status, entity type, formation date, registered agent + address, principal office, and officers/managers where the state exposes them.
- USDOT / FMCSA carrier verification — for trucking deals, we pull the carrier's authority status, MC#, fleet size, MCS-150 history, and BASIC scores. Auto-matched to the SOS legal name when applicable.
- OFAC SDN screening — every search runs the company name against the Treasury sanctions list. Clear-result PDFs are signed.
- DBA / Fictitious Name registries — surfaces the county/town clerk where this entity would file a DBA in Massachusetts, plus the statewide registry when one exists.
- One merged PDF — cover sheet + SOS record + USDOT snapshot + supporting docs, all in a credit-file-ready packet.
How Massachusetts files business entities
Massachusetts files corporations and LLCs at the Secretary of the Commonwealth's Corporations Division — note 'Commonwealth,' not 'State.' The CorpWeb portal sits behind Incapsula bot protection and has been on the same domain since the dawn of the .gov era.
Official portal: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth (Corporations Division) ↗
How DBAs work in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Business Certificates (DBAs) file at the city or town clerk where the business operates — there are 351 separate municipal registries and NO central state DBA registry. The CorpWeb portal covers entities only. Verifying an applicant's DBA history in MA typically requires walking into the municipal clerk's office in the operating town.
Credit-underwriting gotchas in Massachusetts
Massachusetts LLCs pay a $500 annual report fee — the highest in the country by a wide margin — due on the formation anniversary. Missed annual reports trigger 'Involuntary Dissolution' after 2 years. Foreign LLCs operating in MA without registering owe back-fees plus penalties retroactive to the start of operations.
Practical Massachusetts reference
Filing fees: $500 LLC formation fee + $500 annual report (also the highest in the US)
Officer visibility: Officers, managers, and resident agents are visible on the public CorpWeb detail page. Filed documents are downloadable as PDFs for free.
Massachusetts county DBA registries
We've indexed 4 Massachusetts county clerk DBA portals with deep-links straight to each one's search form — no landing pages, no clicking around. Members can paste any Massachusetts address and we'll tell them exactly which county clerk to search.
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VerifySOS pulls the Massachusetts SOS record directly in real-time. Most MA lookups complete in seconds — no manual lookup, no PDF upload required. Owners/officers are included wherever Massachusetts publishes them on the free public record.
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