Maryland

Foreign registration · no form number

Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

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

What Oregon and Maryland each ask for

	Oregon formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Oregon 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	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Oregon companies register with Maryland

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

Your Oregon name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and Oregon

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

Staying in good standing in Oregon and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Oregon plus Maryland comes to $549 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to Maryland

An LLC formed in Oregon 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 Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into Oregon

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Oregon files Form 50 with $275 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Oregon to Maryland

Does my Oregon company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Maryland calls it qualification for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Oregon's certificate if Maryland asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Maryland?

$549 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $100 to Oregon and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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