Maryland

Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

Arizona registers a corporation from Maryland as a foreign corporation on Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Maryland records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Maryland vs Arizona: the paperwork

	Maryland formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$20	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	April 15	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Maryland companies register with Arizona

We prepare and file Form C018
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your Maryland name and formation date. If Arizona wants the Maryland certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Maryland corporation is registered with Arizona.

Will your Maryland name work for Arizona?

If another Arizona company uses the Maryland name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Maryland name against Arizona's records before filing.

Agents: Arizona and Maryland

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

Yearly filings: Arizona and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Maryland plus Arizona comes to $494 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Arizona

An LLC formed in Maryland files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Arizona into Maryland

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Maryland owners ask about Arizona

Does my Maryland company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Arizona issues one to Maryland corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

$412.85 at checkout, including the $35 required expedite; Arizona may also want Maryland's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, plus time for Maryland's certificate if Arizona asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Arizona?

$494 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Maryland name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Maryland name at home.

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45), and the original keeps Maryland's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

Maryland companies leave by filing Form C025, Application for Withdrawal ($25); until then, Arizona's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

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