Maryland

Foreign registration · Form 50

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

A corporation formed in Maryland that wants to do business in Oregon files Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Maryland and Oregon each ask for

	Maryland formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$20	$275 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed online with Oregon
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	April 15	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Oregon registered agent

How Maryland companies register with Oregon

We prepare and file Form 50
It names us as your Oregon registered agent, with your Maryland name and formation date. If Oregon wants the Maryland certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Maryland corporation is registered with Oregon.

Your Maryland name and Oregon's rules

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

Agents: Oregon and Maryland

Oregon calls it a registered agent; Maryland says resident agent. Oregon papers come to us; Maryland's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Oregon and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Oregon comes to $724 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Oregon

An LLC formed in Maryland files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oregon company in Maryland

A corporation formed in Oregon 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 Oregon

Does my Maryland company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once a Maryland business operates there; Oregon law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want Maryland's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Oregon?

$724 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $275 to Oregon for the yearly reports.

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

Maryland companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Amendment/Withdrawal; until then, Oregon's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

What does an Oregon 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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