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Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

A corporation formed in Nevada 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 Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Nevada records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Nevada and Maryland side by side

	Nevada formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$50	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	April 15
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Nevada companies register with Maryland

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

Will your Nevada name work for Maryland?

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

Your Maryland agent and the Nevada one

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

Staying in good standing in Nevada and Maryland

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; Maryland wants the Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return every year ($300). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Maryland

An LLC formed in Nevada files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50)). After that come Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into Nevada

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Nevada to Maryland

Does my Nevada company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report (fee set by the state) and Maryland's report ($300).

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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