Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, a corporation formed in Maryland registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Maryland records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maryland and Connecticut side by side

	Maryland formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$385 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	April 15	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Maryland to Connecticut, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Maryland name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the Maryland certificate, it is ordered first. Once Connecticut approves it, the Maryland company can do business there.

Will your Maryland name work for Connecticut?

We check your exact Maryland name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Agents: Connecticut and Maryland

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Connecticut comes to $884 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Maryland files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Maryland

A corporation formed in Connecticut 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.

Common questions: Maryland to Connecticut

Does my Maryland company need to register in Connecticut?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Maryland corporations once the filing is approved.

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

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Maryland's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Connecticut?

$884 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Maryland's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Maryland companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in Maryland?

It files Maryland's registration with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite.

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