Alaska

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Foreign registration · no form number

Alaska LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

To do business in Maryland, an LLC formed in Alaska registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Alaska records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Alaska and Maryland side by side

	Alaska formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Alaska companies register with Maryland

Order the Alaska certificate
The Certificate of Compliance ($10) is ordered from Alaska separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. With Alaska taking days and Maryland counting 60 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Maryland resident agent, next to your Alaska name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days Alaska takes to send the certificate before the Maryland filing goes in. After approval, your Alaska LLC is registered with Maryland.

First-year cost, Alaska to Maryland

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Compliance, paid to Alaska	$10
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Alaska certificate included	$363.50

Will your Alaska name work for Maryland?

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

Agents: Maryland and Alaska

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Maryland wants the Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) every year ($300). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Maryland

A corporation formed in Alaska files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maryland into Alaska

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Alaska files Form 08-0497 with $350 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20). See that filing.

Questions Alaska owners ask about Maryland

Does my Alaska company need to register in Maryland?

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

How much does it cost to register an Alaska LLC in Maryland?

$353.50 at checkout plus $10 to Alaska for the Certificate of Compliance, $363.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite, plus a few days for Alaska's certificate before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Maryland's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Alaska 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 Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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