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Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

Maryland registers a corporation from Alaska as a foreign corporation on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland may ask for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Alaska records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Alaska and Maryland each ask for

	Alaska formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$10	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Alaska to Maryland, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Maryland resident agent, next to your Alaska name and formation date. If Maryland wants the Alaska certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Alaska corporation is registered with Maryland.

Will your Alaska name work for Maryland?

Maryland can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Maryland agent and the Alaska one

Maryland calls it a resident agent; Alaska says registered agent. Maryland papers come to us; Alaska's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Alaska and Maryland

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Maryland wants the Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return every year ($300). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Maryland

An LLC formed in Alaska files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Maryland company in Alaska

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Alaska files Form 08-414 with $350 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Alaska to Maryland

Does my Alaska company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; Maryland registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Maryland calls it qualification for Alaska corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register an Alaska corporation in Maryland?

$353.50 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Maryland may also want Alaska's Certificate of Compliance, at extra cost.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite, plus time for Alaska's certificate if Maryland asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Maryland's report ($300).

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alaska registered agent stays, and ours covers Maryland for year one.

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maryland's periodic report ($300), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

Alaska companies leave by filing an Application for Termination for a Foreign Corporation; until then, Maryland's report stays due alongside Alaska's filings.

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