Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

A corporation formed in Hawaii 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 Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Hawaii records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Hawaii vs Maryland: the paperwork

	Hawaii formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$5	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	April 15
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Hawaii to Maryland, step by step

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

Your Hawaii name and Maryland's rules

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

Your Maryland agent and the Hawaii one

Maryland calls it a resident agent; Hawaii says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Hawaii; ours takes Maryland's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Maryland and Hawaii

Each year your corporation files Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Hawaii plus Maryland comes to $464 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Maryland

An LLC formed in Hawaii files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Maryland

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Maryland calls it qualification for Hawaii 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 Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate, at extra cost.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Maryland?

$464 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $15 to Hawaii and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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