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Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

A corporation formed in Missouri that wants to do business in Maryland files a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland may ask for Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Missouri records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Missouri and Maryland each ask for

	Missouri formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Missouri 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	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.mo.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	April 15
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Missouri to Maryland, step by step

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

Will your Missouri name work for Maryland?

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

Agents: Maryland and Missouri

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Missouri

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); Maryland wants the Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return every year ($300). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Maryland

An LLC formed in Missouri 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)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Maryland company in Missouri

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Maryland

Does my Missouri company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and Maryland's report ($300).

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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