Maryland

Foreign registration · no form number

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

A corporation formed in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Oklahoma records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Oklahoma and Maryland each ask for

	Oklahoma formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$20	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	oklahoma.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Oklahoma to Maryland, step by step

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

Your Oklahoma name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and Oklahoma

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

Staying in good standing in Oklahoma and Maryland

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; 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, Oklahoma to Maryland

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0012 with $312 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Oklahoma owners ask about Maryland

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once an Oklahoma business operates there; Maryland registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Oklahoma corporation in Maryland?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), no Oklahoma yearly report and Maryland's report ($300).

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maryland's periodic report ($300), and Oklahoma has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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