Maryland

Foreign registration · Form 40

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Maryland that wants to do business in New Hampshire files Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your Maryland records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maryland vs New Hampshire: the paperwork

	Maryland formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$20	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	April 15	April 1
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

How Maryland companies register with New Hampshire

We prepare and file Form 40
It lists us as your New Hampshire registered agent, next to your Maryland name and formation date. If New Hampshire wants the Maryland certificate, it is ordered first. Once New Hampshire approves it, the Maryland company can do business there.

Will your Maryland name work for New Hampshire?

We search New Hampshire's records for Maryland's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New Hampshire and Maryland

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

Staying in good standing in Maryland and New Hampshire

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus New Hampshire comes to $549 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Maryland files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Hampshire into Maryland

A corporation formed in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire

Does my Maryland company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$301 at checkout; New Hampshire may also want Maryland's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and New Hampshire?

$549 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps Maryland's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Maryland companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal of a For-Profit Foreign Corporation; until then, New Hampshire's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

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