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Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

To do business in Maryland, a corporation formed in Kansas registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland may ask for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Kansas records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Kansas vs Maryland: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	April 15
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Kansas companies register with Maryland

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

Your Kansas name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and Kansas

Kansas and Maryland both call it a resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Kansas; ours takes Maryland's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Kansas and Maryland

Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years; Maryland wants the Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return every year ($300). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Maryland

An LLC formed in Kansas files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Information Report ($90) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into Kansas

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Maryland certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about Maryland

Does my Kansas company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Maryland calls it qualification for Kansas corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register a Kansas corporation in Maryland?

$353.50 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Maryland may also want Kansas'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 Kansas's certificate if Maryland asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years) and Maryland's report ($300).

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Maryland for year one.

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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