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Wyoming Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

Maryland registers a corporation from Wyoming as a foreign corporation on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland may ask for Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Wyoming records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Wyoming and Maryland each ask for

	Wyoming formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due	First day of the corporation's anniversary month	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Wyoming to Maryland, step by step

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

Will your Wyoming name work for Maryland?

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

Agents: Maryland and Wyoming

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Wyoming plus Maryland comes to $509 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Maryland

An LLC formed in Wyoming files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maryland into Wyoming

A corporation formed in Maryland that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Wyoming owners ask about Maryland

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Maryland?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Maryland calls it qualification for Wyoming 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 Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Maryland?

$509 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $60 to Wyoming and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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