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Maine Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

To do business in Maryland, a corporation formed in Maine registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland may ask for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Maine records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Maine vs Maryland: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$30	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	June 1	April 15
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Maine companies register with Maryland

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

Will your Maine name work for Maryland?

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

Your Maryland agent and the Maine one

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Maine

Each year your corporation files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Maine plus Maryland comes to $534 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Maryland

An LLC formed in Maine files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30)). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into Maine

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Maine files Form MBCA-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Maine to Maryland

Does my Maine company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Maryland?

$534 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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