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Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

A corporation formed in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Wisconsin and Maryland each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$10	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Wisconsin to Maryland, step by step

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

Will your Wisconsin name work for Maryland?

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

Agents: Maryland and Wisconsin

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

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Maryland comes to $474 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Maryland

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about Maryland

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Maryland?

$474 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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