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Corporate Excise Tax

Massachusetts imposes a corporate excise tax on certain businesses.

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Updated: January 31, 2023

Corporate excise can apply to both domestic and foreign corporations. Learn if your corporation has nexus in Massachusetts and how to calculate corporate excise tax. Other helpful pages include information on exemptions, filing methods and making estimated payments.

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

View the Corporate Excise Guide  Register your business with MassTaxConnect  Visit the Secretary of the Commonwealth's Corporations Division 

All other tasks

Apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN)   Request a Certificate of Good Standing and/or a Corporate Tax Lien Waver  Submit annual certification of entity tax status  

What you need to know

Corporate Excise tax forms and instructions   Determining nexus for Massachusetts Corporate Excise tax purposes  How Corporate Excise tax is calculated  Corporate Excise exemptions  Corporate Excise filing requirements and methods  Corporate Excise estimated payments  Excise on alcoholic beverages sold by Chapter 180 organizations 
2021 Personal Income and Corporate Excise Tax Law Changes  Amend a MA Individual or Business Tax Return  Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 63  Business Tax Credits  Set up a payment agreement  Protect Yourself Against Tax Identity Theft  Request Copies of Tax Returns and Other Taxpayer-Specific Records  DOR Legal Library  Guide to Taxpayer Bill of Rights  DOR Identification Number to be Used by Taxpayers with ACH Debit Blocks   DOR Intercept of Casino Winnings 

Contact Information

Phone

Tax Department (617) 887-6367
Toll-free in Massachusetts (800) 392-6089

9 a.m.–4 p.m., Monday through Friday

Online

Contact DOR 
Log in to MassTaxConnect 
Sign up for DOR updates 
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