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Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

Maryland registers a corporation from Michigan as a foreign corporation on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland may ask for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Michigan records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Michigan and Maryland each ask for

	Michigan formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$10	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	michigan.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	May 15	April 15
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Michigan to Maryland, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Maryland resident agent, next to your Michigan name and formation date. If Maryland wants the Michigan certificate, it is ordered first. Once Maryland approves it, the Michigan company can do business there.

Your Michigan name and Maryland's rules

Maryland can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Maryland and Michigan

Michigan and Maryland both call it a resident agent. Maryland papers come to us; Michigan's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Maryland and Michigan

Each year your corporation files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Michigan plus Maryland comes to $474 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Maryland

An LLC formed in Michigan files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Maryland company in Michigan

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Michigan to Maryland

Does my Michigan company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Maryland registration cost?

$353.50 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Maryland may also want Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite, plus time for Michigan's certificate if Maryland asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Maryland?

$474 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maryland's periodic report ($300), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

Michigan companies leave by filing an Application for Termination for a Foreign Corporation; until then, Maryland's report stays due alongside Michigan's filings.

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