Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

Maryland registers a corporation from Georgia 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 Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Georgia records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Georgia and Maryland side by side

	Georgia formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	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	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	April 1	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Georgia companies register with Maryland

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

Your Georgia name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and Georgia

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

Staying in good standing in Georgia and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Georgia plus Maryland comes to $509 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Maryland

An LLC formed in Georgia files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Georgia to Maryland

Does my Georgia company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Maryland?

$509 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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