Maryland

Foreign registration · no form number

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers a corporation from Maryland as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Maryland records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Maryland and New Jersey each ask for

	Maryland formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Maryland to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Maryland certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Jersey registered agent, next to your Maryland name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Maryland delays the New Jersey filing. After approval, your Maryland corporation is registered with New Jersey.

New Jersey costs for Maryland companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$319

Will your Maryland name work for New Jersey?

If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Maryland company. We search New Jersey's records for Maryland's name on file before anything is filed.

Your New Jersey agent and the Maryland one

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

Staying in good standing in Maryland and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus New Jersey comes to $524 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Maryland files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Maryland

A corporation formed in New Jersey 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 Jersey

Does my Maryland company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

New Jersey calls it registration for Maryland corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $319 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and New Jersey?

$524 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge a Maryland company a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $200.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey 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 New Jersey corporation instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Maryland's periodic report.

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