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Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

An LLC formed in Colorado 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 wants Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), dated within 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Colorado records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Colorado vs Maryland: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.state.co.us	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Colorado companies register with Maryland

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Ordered from Colorado on filing day, it easily meets Maryland's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Maryland resident agent, with your Colorado name and formation date and the certificate attached. Colorado issues the certificate instantly, so the Maryland filing can go in the same day. Once Maryland approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

Maryland costs for Colorado 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 Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$353.50

Will your Colorado name work for Maryland?

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

Your Maryland agent and the Colorado one

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and Colorado

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Colorado plus Maryland comes to $474 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Maryland

A corporation formed in Colorado files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maryland into Colorado

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Maryland certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Colorado owners ask about Maryland

Does my Colorado company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once a Colorado 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, including the $50 required expedite, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the Maryland registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Maryland?

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

What if I don't register with Maryland?

A Colorado company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Colorado 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 Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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