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Minnesota Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

To do business in Maryland, a corporation formed in Minnesota registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland may ask for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Minnesota records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Minnesota and Maryland side by side

	Minnesota formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$5	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	December 31	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Minnesota companies register with Maryland

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

Your Minnesota name and Maryland's rules

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

Your Maryland agent and the Minnesota one

Maryland calls it a resident agent; Minnesota says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Minnesota; ours takes Maryland's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Maryland and Minnesota

Each year your corporation files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Minnesota plus Maryland comes to $449 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Maryland

An LLC formed in Minnesota files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Maryland company in Minnesota

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $220 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to Maryland

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$353.50 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Maryland may also want Minnesota'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 Minnesota's certificate if Maryland asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Maryland?

$449 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

Yes: the Minnesota registered agent stays, and ours covers Maryland for year one.

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

Yes, but Minnesota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maryland's periodic report ($300), and the original keeps Minnesota's Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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