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Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

A corporation formed in Delaware 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 Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Delaware records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Delaware vs Maryland: the paperwork

	Delaware formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$50	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	March 1	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Delaware companies register with Maryland

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

Will your Delaware name work for Maryland?

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

Agents: Maryland and Delaware

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

Staying in good standing in Delaware and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Delaware plus Maryland comes to $499 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Maryland

An LLC formed in Delaware files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into Delaware

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $245 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Delaware to Maryland

Does my Delaware company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Maryland calls it qualification for Delaware 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 Delaware'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 Delaware's certificate if Maryland asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Maryland?

$499 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $50 to Delaware and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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