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Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

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

What Montana and Maryland each ask for

	Montana formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	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	Montana: online	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	April 15	April 15
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Montana to Maryland, step by step

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

Your Montana name and Maryland's rules

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

Your Maryland agent and the Montana one

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Montana

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

LLC or corporation, Montana to Maryland

An LLC formed in Montana files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into Montana

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Montana owners ask about Maryland

Does my Montana company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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