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South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

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

What South Dakota and Maryland each ask for

	South Dakota formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	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	South Dakota: online	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	April 15
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How South Dakota companies register with Maryland

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

Your South Dakota name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and South Dakota

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

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Maryland

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year; 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, South Dakota to Maryland

An LLC formed in South Dakota files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20)). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into South Dakota

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Maryland

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Maryland calls it qualification for South Dakota 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 South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota's report (fee set by the state) and Maryland's report ($300).

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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