Maryland

Foreign registration · no form number

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, a corporation formed in Maryland registers there on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Maryland records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maryland vs Delaware: the paperwork

	Maryland formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$20	$245 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	April 15	June 30
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Maryland companies register with Delaware

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

Will your Maryland name work for Delaware?

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Agents: Delaware and Maryland

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Delaware comes to $574 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Delaware

An LLC formed in Maryland files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Delaware into Maryland

A corporation formed in Delaware 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 Delaware

Does my Maryland company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Maryland's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Delaware?

$574 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the Maryland resident agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Maryland's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Maryland companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

What does a Delaware 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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