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Foreign registration · no form number

Colorado Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

Maryland registers a corporation from Colorado 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 Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Colorado records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Colorado and Maryland side by side

	Colorado formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.state.co.us	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Colorado to Maryland, step by step

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

Will your Colorado name work for Maryland?

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

Your Maryland agent and the Colorado one

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Colorado

Each year your corporation files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Colorado plus Maryland comes to $474 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Maryland

An LLC formed in Colorado files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into Colorado

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Maryland certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Colorado to Maryland

Does my Colorado company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Maryland registration cost?

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

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Maryland?

$474 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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