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Foreign registration · no form number

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

A corporation formed in Tennessee 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 Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Tennessee records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Tennessee and Maryland side by side

	Tennessee formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of 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	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Tennessee companies register with Maryland

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

Your Tennessee name and Maryland's rules

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

Your Maryland agent and the Tennessee one

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Tennessee

Each year your corporation files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Tennessee plus Maryland comes to $469 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Maryland

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

The other way: Maryland into Tennessee

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20). See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Maryland

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Maryland?

$469 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $20 to Tennessee and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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