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Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

To do business in Maryland, a corporation formed in Texas registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Texas records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Texas vs Maryland: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$15	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	May 15 each year	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Texas to Maryland, step by step

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

Will your Texas name work for Maryland?

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

Your Maryland agent and the Texas one

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Texas

Each year your corporation files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Texas plus Maryland comes to $449 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Maryland

An LLC formed in Texas files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into Texas

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Texas files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to Maryland

Does my Texas company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$353.50 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Maryland may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Maryland?

$449 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, nothing to Texas and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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