Maryland

Foreign registration · no form number

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

A corporation formed in Connecticut that wants to do business in Maryland files a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland may ask for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Connecticut records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Connecticut and Maryland each ask for

	Connecticut formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$80	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	April 15
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Connecticut companies register with Maryland

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Maryland resident agent, with your Connecticut name and formation date. If Maryland wants the Connecticut certificate, it is ordered first. Once Maryland approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

Your Connecticut name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and Connecticut

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

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Connecticut plus Maryland comes to $599 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Maryland

An LLC formed in Connecticut files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Maryland company in Connecticut

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $385 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Maryland

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Maryland calls it qualification for Connecticut 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 Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Maryland?

$599 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $150 to Connecticut and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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