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Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

To do business in Maryland, a corporation formed in Kentucky registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland may ask for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Kentucky records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Kentucky and Maryland each ask for

	Kentucky formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Kentucky 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	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.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	On or before June 30	April 15
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Kentucky companies register with Maryland

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Maryland resident agent, with your Kentucky name and formation date. If Maryland wants the Kentucky certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Kentucky corporation is registered with Maryland.

Will your Kentucky name work for Maryland?

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

Your Maryland agent and the Kentucky one

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Kentucky'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, Kentucky plus Maryland comes to $464 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Maryland

An LLC formed in Kentucky 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 Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into Kentucky

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Maryland certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kentucky to Maryland

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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