Maryland

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New York Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

To do business in Maryland, a corporation formed in New York registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland may ask for New York's Certificate of Status ($25). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your New York records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What New York and Maryland each ask for

	New York formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	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 York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	dos.ny.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	During the calendar month of original incorporation, every 2 years	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From New York to Maryland, step by step

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

Your New York name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and New York

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); 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, New York to Maryland

An LLC formed in New York files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($25)). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Maryland company in New York

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with New York files Form DOS-1335-f-a with $225 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New York owners ask about Maryland

Does my New York company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Maryland calls it qualification for New York 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 York's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for New York and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Maryland's report ($300).

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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