Maryland

Foreign registration · Form 0012

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Maryland that wants to do business in Oklahoma files Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Maryland and Oklahoma each ask for

	Maryland formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$20	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	April 15	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From Maryland to Oklahoma, step by step

We prepare and file Form 0012
It names us as your Oklahoma registered agent, with your Maryland name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Maryland certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Maryland corporation is registered with Oklahoma.

Will your Maryland name work for Oklahoma?

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

Your Oklahoma agent and the Maryland one

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

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Oklahoma

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Oklahoma comes to $459 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Maryland files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into Maryland

A corporation formed in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma

Does my Maryland company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Maryland's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Oklahoma?

$459 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Maryland company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Maryland's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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