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Pennsylvania Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

Maryland registers a corporation from Pennsylvania as a foreign corporation on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland may ask for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Pennsylvania records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Pennsylvania and Maryland side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$40	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	June 30	April 15
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Maryland resident agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with Maryland

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

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Maryland?

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

Agents: Maryland and Pennsylvania

Maryland calls it a resident agent; Pennsylvania says registered office. Your current registered office stays for Pennsylvania; ours takes Maryland's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Maryland comes to $456 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Maryland

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Maryland certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Pennsylvania to Maryland

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$353.50 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Maryland may also want Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate, at extra cost.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Maryland?

$456 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Maryland for year one.

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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