New Mexico

Maryland

Foreign registration · no form number

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

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

What New Mexico and Maryland each ask for

	New Mexico formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	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	New Mexico: online	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	April 15
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From New Mexico to Maryland, step by step

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

Your New Mexico name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and New Mexico

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

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and Maryland

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); 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, New Mexico to Maryland

An LLC formed in New Mexico files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Maryland company in New Mexico

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: New Mexico to Maryland

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$353.50 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Maryland may also want New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, at extra cost.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and Maryland's report ($300).

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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