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Arizona LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

Maryland registers an LLC from Arizona as a foreign LLC on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also asks for Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Arizona records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Arizona and Maryland side by side

	Arizona formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	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	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Arizona companies register with Maryland

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Maryland accepts it within 60 days of Arizona's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Maryland resident agent, next to your Arizona name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Arizona's certificate is in hand, Maryland's filing goes in. Once Maryland approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

Maryland costs for Arizona companies

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

Will your Arizona name work for Maryland?

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

Agents: Maryland and Arizona

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Arizona

Arizona has no annual report for LLCs; Maryland wants the Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) every year ($300). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Maryland

A corporation formed in Arizona files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Maryland company in Arizona

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Arizona files Form L025 with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Arizona owners ask about Maryland

Does my Arizona company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once an Arizona 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 $10 to Arizona for the Certificate of Good Standing, $363.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants it ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite, once Arizona's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), no Arizona yearly report and Maryland's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Maryland for year one.

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300), and Arizona has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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