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Alabama LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

An LLC formed in Alabama 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 also asks for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Alabama records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Alabama and Maryland each ask for

	Alabama formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$25	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due		April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Alabama companies register with Maryland

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. An instant Alabama certificate reaches Maryland only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Maryland resident agent, next to your Alabama name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Alabama delays the Maryland filing. After approval, your Alabama LLC is registered with Maryland.

First-year cost, Alabama to Maryland

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$378.50

Your Alabama name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and Alabama

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Alabama

Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year; Maryland wants the Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) every year ($300). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Maryland

A corporation formed in Alabama files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Maryland company in Alabama

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees; no Maryland certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Alabama owners ask about Maryland

Does my Alabama company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Maryland law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Maryland registration cost?

$353.50 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $378.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite; Alabama's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Maryland's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Maryland?

An Alabama company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300), and the original keeps Alabama's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

Alabama companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of a Foreign LLC (no state fee); until then, Maryland's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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