Maryland

North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form B-09

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

North Carolina registers a corporation from Maryland as a foreign corporation on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maryland and North Carolina side by side

	Maryland formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	April 15	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: 5 to 10 business days
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

From Maryland to North Carolina, step by step

We prepare and file Form B-09
It lists us as your North Carolina registered agent, next to your Maryland name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Maryland certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Maryland corporation is registered with North Carolina.

Will your Maryland name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the Maryland one

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus North Carolina comes to $474 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Maryland files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in Maryland

A corporation formed in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

Does my Maryland company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the North Carolina registration cost?

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Maryland's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Maryland's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and North Carolina?

$474 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Maryland's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Maryland companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

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