Maryland

Foreign registration · no form number

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

A corporation formed in Louisiana 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 Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Louisiana records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Louisiana vs Maryland: the paperwork

	Louisiana formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$25	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	April 15
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Louisiana to Maryland, step by step

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

Will your Louisiana name work for Maryland?

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

Your Maryland agent and the Louisiana one

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Louisiana plus Maryland comes to $479 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Maryland

An LLC formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into Louisiana

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Maryland

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Maryland?

$479 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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