Maryland

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New Jersey Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

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

New Jersey and Maryland side by side

	New Jersey formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	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	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	nj.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, 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 New Jersey registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How New Jersey companies register with Maryland

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Maryland resident agent, next to your New Jersey name and formation date. If Maryland wants the New Jersey certificate, it is ordered first. Once Maryland approves it, the New Jersey company can do business there.

Your New Jersey name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and New Jersey

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

Staying in good standing in New Jersey and Maryland

Each year your corporation files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, New Jersey plus Maryland comes to $524 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Maryland

An LLC formed in New Jersey files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Standing Certificate ($50)). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into New Jersey

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20). See that filing.

Common questions: New Jersey to Maryland

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Maryland calls it qualification for New Jersey 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 New Jersey's Standing Certificate, at extra cost.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Maryland?

$524 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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