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Foreign registration · no form number

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

Maryland registers a corporation from Mississippi 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 Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Mississippi records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Mississippi vs Maryland: the paperwork

	Mississippi formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$25	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.ms.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	April 15	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Mississippi companies register with Maryland

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

Your Mississippi name and Maryland's rules

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

Your Maryland agent and the Mississippi one

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Mississippi plus Maryland comes to $474 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Maryland

An LLC formed in Mississippi files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Maryland company in Mississippi

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Mississippi files Form F0002 with $500 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Mississippi owners ask about Maryland

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Maryland calls it qualification for Mississippi 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 Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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