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 "id": "US-MA-RES",
 "title": "Massachusetts Application of Reservation of Name",
 "jurisdiction": "US-MA",
 "state": "Massachusetts",
 "category": "name-reservations",
 "category_label": "Business name reservations",
 "document_type": "official_government_form",
 "official_status": "Official form issued by Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. ALL AI FORMS is an independent fill-in service, not the issuer.",
 "issuing_agency": "Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth",
 "official_source_url": "https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/corporations/download/c156ds402950c11318.pdf",
 "legal_basis": null,
 "summary": "This reserves a Massachusetts entity name.",
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  "currency": "USD",
  "billing": "one-time"
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 "government_fee_note": "The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth filing fee ($30) is not included. You pay it yourself, directly to the State, when you file. We never collect or pay it.",
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 "last_verified": "2026-11-11",
 "listing_updated": "2026-11-13",
 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How do I get the Massachusetts Application of Reservation of Name?",
   "a": "The blank Application of Reservation of Name is free from the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, and you can fill it in and file it yourself directly with the State (by mail or in person, not by fax) without paying us. Or fill it in online here: pay $4.99 one-time with Stripe, answer the guided questions, and download your filled-in PDF."
  },
  {
   "q": "Where do I file it?",
   "a": "Mail the signed form yourself to the William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth, One Ashburton Place, Room 1717, Boston, MA 02108-1512, with the $30 fee payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Only the form pages are filed; keep the instructions PDF. We don't file or sign anything for you."
  },
  {
   "q": "How much does it cost?",
   "a": "Our fee is $4.99. The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth filing fee ($30) is not included. You pay it yourself, directly to the State, when you file. We never collect or pay it. Our $4.99 is a one-time charge with no subscription."
  },
  {
   "q": "Can I fill it out online?",
   "a": "Yes. After you pay $4.99 with Stripe, our guided questionnaire places your answers on the form and you get: The Application of Reservation of Name PDF, filled in from your answers. You check every entry, sign and file it yourself."
  }
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