Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

To do business in Maryland, a corporation formed in Indiana registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland may ask for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Indiana records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Indiana and Maryland side by side

	Indiana formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$15	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	April 15
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Indiana to Maryland, step by step

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

Your Indiana name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and Indiana

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Maryland wants the Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return every year ($300). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Maryland

An LLC formed in Indiana files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about Maryland

Does my Indiana company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Maryland's report ($300).

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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