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Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

To do business in Wyoming, a corporation formed in Maryland registers there on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Maryland records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Maryland and Wyoming each ask for

	Maryland formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$150 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due	April 15	First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Maryland to Wyoming, step by step

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

Will your Maryland name work for Wyoming?

We search Wyoming's records for Maryland's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Wyoming and Maryland

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

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Wyoming comes to $509 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Maryland files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in Maryland

A corporation formed in Wyoming 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 Wyoming

Does my Maryland company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Wyoming issues one to Maryland corporations once the filing is approved.

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

$349 at checkout; Wyoming may also want Maryland's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

How long does the Wyoming registration take?

Wyoming's standard processing takes up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt, plus time for Maryland's certificate if Wyoming asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Wyoming?

$509 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps Maryland's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

Maryland companies leave by filing a Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Wyoming's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

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