Maryland

Foreign registration · no form number

New Hampshire Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

A corporation formed in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your New Hampshire records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

New Hampshire vs Maryland: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	New Hampshire 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	New Hampshire: online	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	April 1	April 15
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From New Hampshire to Maryland, step by step

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

Will your New Hampshire name work for Maryland?

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

Your Maryland agent and the New Hampshire one

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and New Hampshire

Each year your corporation files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Maryland comes to $549 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Maryland

An LLC formed in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with New Hampshire files Form 40 with $102 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Maryland

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Maryland?

$549 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $100 to New Hampshire and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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