Maryland

Foreign registration · Form 326

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

To do business in Louisiana, a corporation formed in Maryland registers there on Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Maryland and Louisiana each ask for

	Maryland formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$160 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	April 15	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Maryland companies register with Louisiana

We prepare and file Form 326
It lists us as your Louisiana registered agent, next to your Maryland name and formation date. If Louisiana wants the Maryland certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Maryland corporation is registered with Louisiana.

Your Maryland name and Louisiana's rules

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

Agents: Louisiana and Maryland

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

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Louisiana comes to $479 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Maryland files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in Maryland

A corporation formed in Louisiana 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 Louisiana

Does my Maryland company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Maryland business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want Maryland's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Louisiana?

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

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Maryland company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30), and the original keeps Maryland's periodic report.

What does a Louisiana 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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