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Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

To do business in Maryland, a corporation formed in Washington registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland may ask for Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Washington records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Washington and Maryland each ask for

	Washington formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Washington 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	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Washington to Maryland, step by step

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

Will your Washington name work for Maryland?

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

Agents: Maryland and Washington

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

Staying in good standing in Washington and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Washington plus Maryland comes to $519 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Maryland

An LLC formed in Washington 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 Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Maryland company in Washington

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Maryland

Does my Washington company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Maryland?

$519 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $70 to Washington and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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