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Foreign registration · no form number

North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

A corporation formed in North Carolina 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 North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your North Carolina records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

North Carolina and Maryland side by side

	North Carolina formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$10	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	April 15
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How North Carolina companies register with Maryland

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

Your North Carolina name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and North Carolina

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and North Carolina

Each year your corporation files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, North Carolina plus Maryland comes to $474 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Maryland

An LLC formed in North Carolina files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into North Carolina

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with North Carolina files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Maryland

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Maryland calls it qualification for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 North Carolina's certificate if Maryland asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Maryland?

$474 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $25 to North Carolina and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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