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Foreign registration · no form number

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in Utah

A corporation formed in Maryland that wants to do business in Utah files an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah may ask for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code using your Maryland records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Maryland and Utah each ask for

	Maryland formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Profit Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$59 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed online with Utah
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Utah registered agent

From Maryland to Utah, step by step

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

Will your Maryland name work for Utah?

If another Utah company uses the Maryland name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Utah's records for Maryland's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Utah and Maryland

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

Yearly filings: Utah and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Utah comes to $467 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Utah

An LLC formed in Maryland files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Utah company in Maryland

A corporation formed in Utah 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 Utah

Does my Maryland company need to register in Utah?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Utah registration cost?

$258 at checkout; Utah may also want Maryland's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Utah?

$467 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah 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 Utah corporation instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18), and the original keeps Maryland's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

Maryland companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Profit or Non-Profit Corporation; until then, Utah's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

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