Maryland

Foreign registration · no form number

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

Washington registers a corporation from Maryland as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maryland vs Washington: the paperwork

	Maryland formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed online with Washington
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Maryland companies register with Washington

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our Washington order. An instant Maryland certificate reaches Washington only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington 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 Washington filing. After approval, your Maryland corporation is registered with Washington.

First-year cost, Maryland to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$419

Will your Maryland name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Maryland

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

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Washington

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Washington comes to $519 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Washington

An LLC formed in Maryland files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Washington company in Maryland

A corporation formed in Washington 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 Washington

Does my Maryland company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$399 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $419 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Washington?

$519 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Maryland's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Maryland companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

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